Korean

짜내다

짜내다
Meaning: to squeeze out; to wring out; to rack one's brains
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 짜내다
Present 짜낸다
Polite 짜내요
Formal 짜냅니다
Past 짜냈다
Past + Polite 짜냈어요
Guess + Polite 짜내겠어요
Connective 짜내고
Conditional 짜내면
Volitional 짜내자
Imperative 짜내라
Imperative + Polite 짜내세요
Attributive 짜내는 / 짜낸 / 짜낼

Example

He wracked his brains to find the best solution.

Usage Notes

Used for physically squeezing liquid or figuratively for exhausting one's thoughts or efforts to produce something.

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