Verbs
Un Phrasal Verb (verbo frasale) è un verbo formato da due parti, da un verbo e da una particella.
Questa particella, in genere, dà ai verbi un significato completamente nuovo. È molto difficile capire il significato di un Phrasal Verb dalle parole che lo compongono.
Una frase contenente dei phrasal verbs ha solitamente questa struttura:
subject + verb + object + particle (preposition/adverb).
- break
- They broke up last week. (end a relationship)
- One prisoner broke out of jail. (escape)
- Our car broke down in the middle of the road. (stop working)
- come
- They came back very late yesterday. (return)
- I came across my friend last week. (seem to be or meet by coincidence)
- How did this subject come up? (be mentioned)
- look
- When we’re away, my cousin looks after our chicken. (take care of something or somebody)
- What are you looking for? (search for)
- She always looks up to her father. (respect)
- Look out! You’re going to fall down! (be careful)
- I’m looking forward to your reply! (wait for something with excitement)
- put
- We have to put the picnic off, it’s raining. (postpone)
- You can put your backpack down on the bed. (place something on the table/floor)
- I can’t put up with the noise you’re making. (tolerate)
- take
- Take my coat off, it’s too hot. (remove a piece of clothing)
- Susie takes after her mother. (follow somebody as an example)
- He has to take his bike back. (return)
I Phrasal Verbs sono brevi parole formate da un verbo e da una particella.
Hanno solitamente un significato completamente diverso da quello del verbo. I phrasal verbs piú comuni sono illustrati sopra.
Un Phrasal Verb é un verbo a due parti, formato da un verbo e una particella; normalmente dá al verbo un significato completamente nuovo.
La struttura di una frase che contiene un phrasal verb normalmente é:
subject + verb + object + particle (preposition/adverb).
Per esempio:
— “He told his girlfriend to come back.” = Il significato della frase viene modificato dal phrasal verb.
— “She should take her book back.” = Il sigificato della frase viene modificato dal phrasal verb.
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