Phrasal Verbs

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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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