When to use to lower in Korean

When to use it

(낮추다) means to move something down or make it less high. You can use it for physical things, like lowering a chair, and also for things like volume, price, or your voice. It is a useful action word in daily life.

Example sentences

1. 의자를 조금 낮춰 주세요.

   Please lower the chair a little.

2. 텔레비전 소리를 낮췄어요.

   I lowered the TV volume.

3. 선생님이 목소리를 낮추라고 했어요.

   The teacher told us to lower our voices.

4. 모자를 써서 고개를 낮췄어요.

   I lowered my head because I was wearing a hat.

5. 가게에서 가격을 낮췄어요.

   The store lowered the price.

6. 비행기가 천천히 고도를 낮췄어요.

   The airplane slowly lowered its altitude.