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Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
There are two types of Phrasal verbs which are separable and inseparable or non separable phrasal verbs. First thing first, we need to know what a Phrasal Verb is. Basically, a phrasal verb is formed by using a verb + preposition, which is also called a particle.
Some examples of Phrasal verbs ( Verb + particle)
- Turn on
- Turn off
- Get long
- Keep on
- Break up
- Carry on
- Get along with
Inseparable Phrasal Verb
For inseparable phrasal verb, we cannot separate or split the verb from its particle or it will not make sense. See the example below.
Carry on : means continue ( Ex. Please carry on doing your good job.) If we split verb "carry" from its particle "on" it doesn't make sense. We cannot say. Please carry doing on your good job.
Here is a list of commonly used inseparable phrasal verbs with meanings and examples.
Break up 💔 Meaning: to end a relationship
Count on 🤝 Meaning: to trust or rely on someone
Drop by 🚪Meaning: to visit for a short time
Get along with 😊 Meaning: to have a good relationship
Get together 🎉 Meaning: to meet or spend time together
Grow up 🌱 Meaning: to become an adult
Pick on 😠 Meaning: to be mean to someone
Run into 🤗 Meaning: to meet someone by chance
Take after 🧬 Meaning: to look or act like a family member
Example
- They broke up years ago.
- You can count on me. I am always honest.
- I will drop by your house when I am free.
- ROZA gets along with her classmates and teacher.
- People normally get get together on Khmer New Year's Day.
- The boys pick on the new student.
- He wants to be a doctor when he grows up.
- I ran into my teacher at the market.
- She takes after her mother.
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look after 👶 – take care of
run into 🤝 – meet by chance
get over 💪 – recover from
look for 🔍 – try to find
come across 📖 – find by chance
depend on 🔗 – rely on
believe in 🌟 – trust; have faith in
take care of ❤️ – look after
run out of 🚫 – have no more
get along with 😊 – have a good relationship
listen to 🎧 – pay attention to sound
wait for ⏳ – stay until someone/something arrives
deal with 🛠️ – handle a problem
care about 💖 – think something is important
belong to 🏠 – be owned by
Example
- She looks after her little brother.
- I ran into my old teacher yesterday.
- He got over his cold quickly.
- I am looking for my keys.
- I came across an interesting article.
- Success depends on hard work.
- I believe in you.
- She takes care of her parents.
- We ran out of milk.
- I get along with my classmates.
- Please listen to the teacher.
- I am waiting for the bus.
- He knows how to deal with stress.
- She cares about her family.
- This book belongs to me.
Khmer Meanings
Here are the Khmer translations of all the phrasal verbs used:
- Break up 💔 – បែកគ្នា / បញ្ចប់ទំនាក់ទំនង
- Count on 🤝 – ពឹងពាក់លើ / ជឿទុកចិត្តលើ
- Drop by 🚪 – ចូលលេងបន្តិច
- Get along with 😊 – ចុះសម្រុងគ្នា
- Get together 🎉 – ជួបជុំគ្នា
- Grow up 🌱 – ធំឡើង / ក្លាយជាមនុស្សពេញវ័យ
- Pick on 😠 – រំខាន / ធ្វើបាប (ជាពិសេសអ្នកខ្សោយជាង)
- Run into 🤗 – ជួបដោយចៃដន្យ
- Take after 🧬 – ស្រដៀងទៅនឹង (សមាជិកគ្រួសារ)
- Look after 👶 – ថែទាំ / មើលថែ
- Run into 🤝 – ជួបដោយចៃដន្យ
- Get over 💪 – ជាសះស្បើយពី / ឆ្លងផុត
- Look for 🔍 – ស្វែងរក
- Come across 📖 – ជួបឬរកឃើញដោយចៃដន្យ
- Depend on 🔗 – ពឹងផ្អែកលើ
- Believe in 🌟 – ជឿជាក់លើ
- Take care of ❤️ – ថែទាំ / មើលថែ
- Run out of 🚫 – អស់ / ខ្វះ
- Listen to 🎧 – ស្តាប់
- Wait for ⏳ – រង់ចាំ
- Deal with 🛠️ – ដោះស្រាយ / ចាត់ចែង
- Care about 💖 – ខ្វល់ខ្វាយអំពី / ឲ្យតម្លៃ
- Belong to 🏠 – ជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់
Separable Phrasal Verbs
Separable Phrasal verb is the phrasal verb that we can split the verb from its particle and it still makes sense. See the following examples.
- Turn on
- Turn off
- Pick up
- take off
- Put on
- fill out
- look up
- write down
- Give away
- Take out
Separable Phrasal verbs and meanings
- Turn on 💡: to start a machine or light
- Turn off 🔌 : to stop a machine or light
- Pick up 📦 : to lift or collect something
- Take off 👟✈️ : to remove clothes or leave the ground (plane)
- Put on 👕 : to wear clothes
- Fill out 📝 : to complete a form
- Look up 🔍 : to search for information
- Write down ✍️ : to record in writing
- Give away 🎁 : to give something to others for free
- Take out 🥡🗑️: to remove something
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Examples
- Please turn on the light. Or please turn the light on.
- Don’t forget to turn off the fan. Or Don't forget to turn the fan off.
- She picked up the bag from the floor. Or she picked the bag up from the floor.
- He took off his shoes before entering. Or he took his shoes off before entering.
- She put on her jacket. Or She put her jacket on.
- Please fill out this form. Or Please fill this form out.
- I will look up the word in the dictionary. Or I will look it up.
- Write down your name here. Or write your name down here.
- They gave away old clothes to the poor. Or they gave old clothes a way.
- Please take out the trash. Or please take the trash out.
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