Shrink in Korean is 줄다. For examples, you can use like [길이가 줄다, 면적이 줄다]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 줄다 along with examples.
Basics
| Word | Part | Chinese | Sound |
| 줄다 | verb | — | 줄ː다 |
줄다 Meaning
| Meaning | Explanation |
| shrink; diminish | For an object’s length, area, volume, etc. to become smaller than the original. |
Examples
| 길이가 줄다. |
| decrease in length |
| 면적이 줄다. |
| area is reduced. |
How to Conjugate 줄다
① Formal High (합니다체)
| Present |  줍니다 |
| Past | 줄었습니다 |
| Past Perfect | 줄었었습니다 |
| Future | 줄 것입니다 |
| Condition | 줄겠습니다 |
② Informal High (해요체)
| Present | 줄어요 |
| Past | 줄었어요 |
| Past Perfect | 줄었었어요 |
| Future | 줄 것이에요 |
| Condition | 줄겠어요 |
③ Informal Low (해체)
| Present | 줄어 |
| Past | 줄었어 |
| Past Perfect | 줄었었어 |
| Future | 줄 것이야 |
| Condition | 줄겠어 |
④ Formal Low (한다체)
| Present | 준다 |
| Past | 줄었다 |
| Past Perfect | 줄었었다 |
| Future | 줄 것이다 |
| Condition | 줄겠다 |
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