낮추고

In a sentence

• 온도를 낮추고 음식이 상하지 않도록 했어요.

  I lowered the temperature to prevent the food from spoiling.

  Here, '낮추고' is used to indicate the act of lowering the temperature. The verb '낮추다' means 'to lower' or 'to decrease', and by adding '고', the sentence implies a connective action.

• 목소리를 낮추고 조용히 말해주세요.

  Please lower your voice and speak quietly.

  In this context, '낮추고' refers to reducing the volume or tone of one's voice. Similarly, '낮추다' is applied to convey lowering the voice level in this instance.

• 자신을 낮추고 겸손한 마음을 가지세요.

  Lower yourself and have a humble heart.

  Here, '낮추고' is metaphoric, specifying humility. '낮추다' in this sense represents lowering oneself metaphorically, aligning with concepts of humility or deference.