叩たたき込こむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

drive in; hammer in; hit into

Physical action of striking something to force it into a surface or target area. Used for nails, stakes, or hitting a ball into a specific zone.

• 板いたに釘くぎを叩たたき込こむ。

  I hammer a nail into the board.

• 彼かれはボールをスタンドに叩たたき込こんだ。

  He drove the ball into the stands.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

throw into; lock up

Figurative use for forcibly putting someone into a confined place, especially jail. Often carries a rough or forceful nuance.

• 警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを刑けい務む所しょに叩たたき込こんだ。

  The police threw the suspect into prison.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

drum into; hammer into; drill into

Metaphorical use for teaching or instilling something through repetition and intensity. Often used with knowledge, skills, or manners.

• 先せん生せいは生せい徒とに基き本ほんを徹てっ底てい的てきに叩たたき込こんだ。

  The teacher thoroughly drilled the basics into the students.

• 礼れい儀ぎ作さ法ほうを子こ供どもに叩たたき込こむのは親おやの役やく目めだ。

  It's a parent's job to drum good manners into their children.