Korean word

줄다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchulda

Meaning

  • verbdecrease

Example

가격이 줄었어요.ka gyeo gi chu reo sseo yo

The price decreased.

Illustration for 줄다 (decrease)

More examples

가게에 손님이 줄었어요.ka ge e son ni mi chu reo sseo yo

The number of customers at the store went down.

Core concept

A measured amount ends up smaller than it was before.

Common phrases

  • 손님이 줄다son ni mi chul da

    customer numbers going down

  • 밥 양이 줄다pap yang i chul da

    amount of rice going down

Similar words

줄이다churida: A person deliberately makes an amount, distance, or time period shorter or smaller.
줄어들다chureodeulda: A quantity or degree gradually becomes weaker, lower, or less than before.
적어지다cheogeojida: A larger amount or number changes into a smaller one.

Definition in Korean

양이나 수가 이전보다 적어지다.yang i na su ga i jeon bo da cheo geo ji da

Word origin

No one knows for sure how this word began, and its current form does not show where it came from.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can remember that this verb focuses on the changing amount, not on the person who makes it smaller.

Other meanings

  • go downverb
  • shrinkverb

Opposites

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