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TOPIK 3verb

줄어들다

jureodeulda [주러들다]

줄어들어요 · 줄어들었어요 · 줄어들 거예요 · 줄어드는 (+noun) (ㄹ drops)

to decrease, to shrink, to diminish

Example

시골에 사는 젊은 사람이 점점 줄어들고 있어요.

The number of young people living in the countryside is gradually shrinking.

Word parts

줄다 (to decrease) + 들다 (to go in): shrinking inward.