1.
to drive out, to expel
To force someone or something to leave a place.
犬を外に追い出した。
I drove the dog outside.
猫を部屋から追い出した。
I chased the cat out of the room.
村人たちは熊を山の奥へ追い出した。
The villagers drove the bear deep into the mountains.
2.
to kick out, to throw out
To remove someone from a position, organization, or residence, often forcibly or against their will.
彼は会社から追い出された。
He was kicked out of the company.
家賃を払わないと追い出されるよ。
If you don't pay rent, you'll be kicked out.
不正が発覚して、社長は取締役会から追い出された。
After the fraud was discovered, the president was expelled from the board of directors.
追い出す is a transitive verb (他動詞) meaning to drive out or expel.
COMPOUND STRUCTURE:
- 追う (to chase) + 出す (to put out) → to chase out
TRANSITIVITY:
- 追い出す (他動詞): to drive someone out
- There is no common intransitive pair
ASPECT (ている):
追い出されている indicates a state of having been expelled.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 部屋から追い出す (drive out of a room)
- 家から追い出す (kick out of the house)
- 会社から追い出す (kick out of the company)
- 国から追い出す (expel from a country)
RELATED WORDS:
- 追放: exile, banishment (more formal)
- 排除: exclusion, removal (formal)
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