句く動どう詞し

noun

phrasal verb

Linguistics term for a verb combined with a particle or preposition that functions as a single semantic unit, such as 'give up' or 'look after'.

• 英えい語ごの句く動どう詞しは学がく習しゅう者しゃにとって難むずかしい。

  English phrasal verbs are difficult for learners.

• 句く動どう詞しは、動どう詞しと副ふく詞しなどが結むすびついて一ひとつの意い味みを表あらわす。

  A phrasal verb combines a verb with an adverb or similar word to express one meaning.