밀어내다

to push out

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
밀어내는
아/어Infinitive
밀어내
-으니Since
밀어내니
합니다Formal
밀어냅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 밀어내요밀어냅니다밀어내밀어낸다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 밀어냈어요밀어냈습니다밀어냈어밀어냈다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 밀어내겠어요밀어내겠습니다밀어내겠어밀어내겠다
-을 것이다Going to 밀어낼 거예요밀어낼 것입니다밀어낼 거야밀어낼 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 밀어내요?밀어냅니까?밀어내?밀어내니?
과거Past 밀어냈어요?밀어냈습니까?밀어냈어?밀어냈니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 밀어내세요밀어내십시오밀어내밀어내라
청유Let's 밀어내요밀어냅시다밀어내밀어내자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 밀어내요안 밀어냅니다안 밀어내안 밀어낸다
-지 않다Not (long) 밀어내지 않아요밀어내지 않습니다밀어내지 않아밀어내지 않는다
못Cannot 못 밀어내요못 밀어냅니다못 밀어내못 밀어낸다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 밀어내세요밀어내십니다밀어내셔밀어내신다
과거Past 밀어내셨어요밀어내셨습니다밀어내셨어밀어내셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
밀어내는
과거Past
밀어낸
미래Future
밀어낼
회상Used to
밀어내던

Joining clauses

-고and
밀어내고
-게-ly / so that
밀어내게
-어서so / and then
밀어내서
-으니까since
밀어내니까
-으면if / when
밀어내면
-지만but
밀어내지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
밀어내는데
-어도even if
밀어내도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 밀어내고 있어요밀어내고 있습니다밀어내고 있어밀어내고 있다
과거Was doing 밀어내고 있었어요밀어내고 있었습니다밀어내고 있었어밀어내고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

이것이 사람들을 밀어내게 되었습니다.

It was pushing people away.

싫다며 밀어냈지만, 남자가 팔을 잡고 있었죠.

I said no. I wanted to push him away, but he was holding my arms down.

앞으로 움직이기 위해서는 많은 공기를 뒤로 밀어내야 할 것입니다.

We would need to push a lot of air backwards in order to move forward.

여자: 남자들은 군인들을 밀어내려고 했지만 아무도 성공하지 못했어요.

Woman: We saw the men trying to push the soldiers, but none of them could do that.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 밀어내다 in Korean?

밀어내다 (to push out) is 밀어내요 in the polite 해요체, 밀어냅니다 in formal 합니다체, 밀어내 in casual 반말 and 밀어낸다 in the plain written style. The past is 밀어냈어요.

What is the past tense of 밀어내다?

밀어냈어요 in everyday polite speech, 밀어냈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 밀어내 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 밀어내다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 밀어냅니다, 밀어내, 밀어내니 all keep 밀어내 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 밀어내다?

It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.

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