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-어 내다

-eo naeda

manage to finish; pull off

Attaches to verb stems to indicate that the speaker finally accomplishes or completes the preceding action through their own effort, often after difficulty — 'manage to do X (at last)'.

Form

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Verb
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-아 내다 · -여 내다

Meanings

  1. 1

    An expression used to indicate that one finally accomplishes the act mentioned in the preceding statement by oneself.

    앞말이 나타내는 행동을 스스로의 힘으로 끝내 이룸을 나타내는 표현.

Examples

  • 골키퍼는 수차례 골을 막아 내어 팀의 승리에 큰 역할을 했다.

    The goalkeeper made save after save and played a big role in the team's victory.

  • 어른도 참기 힘든 고통을 소녀는 잘 참아 냈다.

    The girl managed to endure pain that even an adult would find hard to bear.

  • 승규는 숨을 몰아쉬며 이마에 흐른 땀을 소맷자락으로 쓱 닦아 냈다.

    Seunggyu, panting for breath, wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve.

  • 너 지수랑 화해했니? 아니. 난 지수한테 먼저 사과를 받아 낼 거야.

    Did you make up with Jisu? No. I'm going to get her to apologize to me first.

  • 꾸준한 노력은 기적을 만들어 낸다.

    Steady effort creates miracles.

  • 나는 아내의 헌신으로 난치병을 이겨 내고 일상으로 돌아올 수 있었다.

    Thanks to my wife's devotion, I was able to overcome my incurable illness and return to daily life.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-어 내다’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “manage to finish; pull off”?