No. 1,844 in Korean
감소할
"감소할" means "to decrease" or "to reduce."
In a sentence
우리 회사의 매출이 올해 감소할 것으로 예상됩니다.
Our company's sales are expected to decrease this year.
In this sentence, '감소할' is used as a verb meaning 'to decrease'. It describes the expected decrease in sales of the company.
온실가스를 줄여 환경 오염을 감소할 수 있습니다.
By reducing greenhouse gases, we can decrease environmental pollution.
Here, '감소할' represents the action of reducing something negative, specifically environmental pollution, through an antecedent action.
물 사용량을 줄임으로써 비용을 감소할 방법을 찾고 있어요.
We are looking for ways to decrease costs by reducing water usage.
In this example, '감소할' again conveys the idea of reducing or minimizing, applied to the concept of costs.
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