Korean word

내쫓다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaejjottta

Meaning

  • verbkick out

Example

가게 주인이 술 취한 손님을 내쫓았다.ka ge chu i ni sul chwi han son ni meul nae jjo chat tta

The shop owner kicked the drunk customer out.

Illustration for 내쫓다 (kick out)

More examples

학교는 폭력을 휘두른 학생을 교문 밖으로 내쫓았다.hak kkyo neun pong nyeo geul hwi du reun hak ssaeng eul kyo mun pa kkeu ro nae jjo chat tta

The school kicked the student who used violence out through the school gate.

Core concept

A person or animal is forced away from a place rather than allowed to remain there.

Common phrases

  • 교실에서 내쫓다kyo si re seo nae jjot tta

    kick out of the classroom

  • 허가 없이 들어온 사람을 내쫓다heo ga eop ssi teu reo on sa ra meul nae jjot tta

    kick out someone who entered without permission

Similar words

쫓아내다jjochanaeda: Make a person or animal leave by chasing them away from the place.
내보내다naebonaeda: Move a person or thing beyond the boundary of an enclosed space.
내몰다naemolda: Drive a person out because pressure or hardship makes staying impossible.
밀어내다mireonaeda: Move a person or object outward by pushing with the hands or body.

Definition in Korean

사람이나 동물을 자리에서 몰아내어 밖으로 보내는 행동을 나타내는 동사.sa ra mi na tong mu reul cha ri e seo mo ra nae eo pa kkeu ro po nae neun haeng dong eul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

The word is built from a native Korean verb meaning chase or drive and a component meaning out, which together express driving something away.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word can feel blunt or severe, so a gentler expression is better when the situation is friendly or polite.

Other meanings

  • evictverb
  • expelverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 내쫓기다naejjotkkidabe kicked outverb

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