Korean word

적어지다

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheogeojida

시간이 적어져서 약속을 변경해야 해요.si ga ni cheo geo jeo seo yak sso geul pyeon gyeong hae ya hae yo

Since we have less time, I have to change our appointment.

이번 행사에 참여자가 적어졌어요.i beon haeng sa e cha myeo ja ga cheo geo jeo sseo yo

The number of participants at this event has decreased.

The amount or number moves from a larger level to a smaller one.

줄다chulda: A quantity naturally goes down over time.
줄어들다chureodeulda: A quantity, range, or degree gradually becomes smaller.
줄이다churida: Someone makes an amount, length, or period smaller.
감소하다kamsohada: A measured value or rate decreases.

수나 양이 줄어서 예전보다 적게 된 상태를 나타내는 동사.su na yang i chu reo seo ye jeon bo da cheok kke toen sang tae reul na ta nae neun tong sa

적어지다 (jeogeojida, "become less") combines the idea of being few or little with 어지다 (geojida, "become"), which marks a change into that state.

This verb is useful when the sentence focuses on an amount or number changing rather than on a person causing the reduction.