감소한

In a sentence

• 기름 값이 지난 주보다 감소한 것이 놀랍습니다.

  It is surprising that gas prices have decreased compared to last week.

  Here, '감소한' is used as a past participle to describe the decreased state of gas prices, indicating a comparison to a previous state.

• 그 나라의 인구는 지속적으로 감소한 상태에 있습니다.

  The population of that country is in a continuously decreased state.

  In this sentence, '감소한' highlights the current diminished condition of the country's population as a result of a continuing trend.

• 전기 사용량이 감소한 덕분에 전기 요금이 낮아졌습니다.

  Thanks to the decrease in electricity usage, the bill has been reduced.

  Here, '감소한' describes the reduced usage of electricity, serving as a cause for the resulting lower bill.