Japanese

たたきこむ
Meaning: to drive into; to hammer in; to drill into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 叩き込む 叩き込まない
Polite 叩き込みます 叩き込みません
Past 叩き込んだ 叩き込まなかった
Polite + Past 叩き込みました 叩き込みませんでした
Te-form 叩き込んで 叩き込まなくて
Potential 叩き込める 叩き込めない
Passive 叩き込まれる 叩き込まれない
Causative 叩き込ませる 叩き込ませない
Causative + Passive 叩き込まされる 叩き込まされない
Imperative 叩き込め 叩き込むな

Handwriting

叩
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込
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Example

I drilled the basics of the art into my head.

Usage Notes

Can refer to literally driving a nail or wedge, or figuratively drilling knowledge or skills into someone through strict training.

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