낮추다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Guhwang chwaryo (救荒撮要 / 구황촬요), 1554, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞ초다 (Yale: nochwota). Causative form of 낮다 (natda, “to be low”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠t̚t͡ɕʰuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [낟추다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	natchuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	najchuda
McCune–Reischauer?	natch'uda
Yale Romanization?	nacchwuta

Verb

낮추다 • (natchuda) (infinitive 낮추어 or 낮춰, sequential 낮추니)

1. to make it lower, bring down

   주는 높은 나무를 낮추고 낮은 나무를 높이신다. (에스겔 17:24)

   ju-neun nopeun namu-reul natchugo najeun namu-reul nopisinda. (Eseugel 17:24)

   The Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. (Ezekiel 17:24)

2. to humble

   누구든지 자신을 높이는 이는 낮아지고, 자신을 낮추는 이는 높아질 것이다. (누가복음 14:11)

   nugu-deunji jasin-eul nopineun i-neun najajigo, jasin-eul natchuneun i-neun nopajil geosida. (Nugabogeum 14:11)

   For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 14:11)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 낮추다 (natchuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	낮춘다 natchunda	낮추어 natchueo	낮추어요, 낮춰요 natchueoyo, natchwoyo	낮춥니다 natchumnida
	Past	낮추었다 natchueotda	낮추었어 natchueosseo	낮추었어요 natchueosseoyo	낮추었습니다 natchueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	낮추느냐 natchuneunya	낮추어 natchueo	낮추어요, 낮춰요 natchueoyo, natchwoyo	낮춥니까 natchumnikka
	Past	낮추었느냐 natchueonneunya	낮추었어 natchueosseo	낮추었어요 natchueosseoyo	낮추었습니까 natchueotseumnikka
Hortative		낮추자 natchuja	낮추어 natchueo	낮추어요, 낮춰요 natchueoyo, natchwoyo	낮추십시다 natchusipsida
Imperative		낮추어라, 낮춰라 natchueora, natchwora	낮추어 natchueo	낮추어요, 낮춰요 natchueoyo, natchwoyo	낮춥시오 natchupsio
Assertive		낮추겠다 natchugetda	낮추겠어 natchugesseo	낮추겠어요 natchugesseoyo	낮추겠습니다 natchugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		낮추어 natchueo	낮추어서, 낮춰서 natchueoseo, natchwoseo	낮추니 natchuni	낮추니까 natchunikka
Contrast		낮추지만 natchujiman	낮추는데 natchuneunde	낮추더니 natchudeoni
Conjunction		낮추고 natchugo
Condition		낮추면 natchumyeon	낮추어야, 낮춰야 natchueoya, natchwoya
Motive		낮추려고 natchuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		낮춤 natchum	낮추기 natchugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		낮추었음, 낮췄음 natchueosseum, natchwosseum	낮추었기, 낮췄기 natchueotgi, natchwotgi
Determiners	Past	낮춘 natchun
	Present	낮추는 natchuneun
	Future	낮출 natchul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	낮추신다 natchusinda	낮추셔 natchusyeo	낮추세요, 낮추셔요 natchuseyo, natchusyeoyo	낮추십니다 natchusimnida
	Past	낮추셨다 natchusyeotda	낮추셨어 natchusyeosseo	낮추셨어요 natchusyeosseoyo	낮추셨습니다 natchusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	낮추시느냐 natchusineunya	낮추셔 natchusyeo	낮추세요, 낮추셔요 natchuseyo, natchusyeoyo	낮추십니까 natchusimnikka
	Past	낮추셨느냐 natchusyeonneunya	낮추셨어 natchusyeosseo	낮추셨어요 natchusyeosseoyo	낮추셨습니까 natchusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		낮추시라 natchusira	낮추셔 natchusyeo	낮추세요 natchuseyo	낮추십시오 natchusipsio
Assertive		낮추시겠다 natchusigetda	낮추시겠어 natchusigesseo	낮추시겠어요 natchusigesseoyo	낮추시겠습니다 natchusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		낮추셔 natchusyeo	낮추셔서 natchusyeoseo	낮추시니 natchusini	낮추시니까 natchusinikka
Contrast		낮추시지만 natchusijiman	낮추시는데 natchusineunde	낮추시더니 natchusideoni
Conjunction		낮추시고 natchusigo
Condition		낮추시면 natchusimyeon	낮추셔야 natchusyeoya
Motive		낮추시려고 natchusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		낮추심 natchusim	낮추시기 natchusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		낮추셨음 natchusyeosseum	낮추셨기 natchusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	낮추신 natchusin
	Present	낮추시는 natchusineun
	Future	낮추실 natchusil