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There are many verbs in Japanese formed by thought a combination of two verbs—the equivalent of phrasal verbs in English, e.g. to take back, to calm down, to keep on doing, etc. In Japanese these “joint verbs” are formed by taking the stem of one verb and adding another. Here are some examples:

Verb I Verb II Phrasal Verb
取とる 戻もどす 取とり戻もどす
to take to return to take back
Verb I Verb II Phrasal Verb
切きる 出だす 切きり出だす
to cut to let out to cut out
Verb I Verb II Phrasal Verb
落おちる 着つける 落おち着つける
to fall to fix to settle down
Verb I Verb II Phrasal Verb
受うける 入いれる 受うけ入いれる
to accept to put in to come to terms with
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