Phrasal verbs merupakan kata kerja yang memiliki dua hingga tiga suku kata. Kata pertama merupakan kata kerja, sementara kata kedua (dan ketiga) merupakan adverb atau preposition. Contohnya adalah,
Take off
Sayangnya, banyak phrasal verbs yang memiliki lebih dari satu arti. Contohnya, kata take off di atas memiliki beberapa arti, yaitu:
- Membuka pakaian, e.g. Take off your jacket and sit down.
- Terbang atau meninggalkan permukaan, e.g. The plane took off on time.
- Mengurangi, e.g. They take off $50 from the original price.
Contoh Phrasal Verbs Yang Umum Dijumpai
- Wake up –Bangun tidur – “I woke up late this morning.”
- Get up – Beranjak dari kursi/tempat tidur – “He gets up at 6:45 a.m.”
- Turn (switch) on – Menyalakan sebuah alat listrik – “Turn on the TV so we can watch the news.”
- Turn (switch) off – Mematikan sebuah alat listrik – “Remember to turn the lights off when you leave.”
- Turn up – Meningkatkan volume suara – “Can you turn up the radio? I can’t hear it.”
- Turn down – Menurunkan volume suara – “Please turn down that music. It’s too loud.”
- Put on – Mengenakan (pakaian) – “If you’re going out, put a coat on.”
- Fill up – Mengisi (cairan) – “Let’s fill up with petrol before we leave.”
- Fill in – Mengisi (informasi/data) – “I have to fill in this form to apply for a passport.”
- Drop off– Mengantar – “My Dad drops me off in front of my school every day.”
- Pick up – Menjemput – “My Mum picks me up after school.”
- Log in – Masuk (komputer/website) – “After you log in you can access the data.”
- Log out – Keluar (komputer/website) – “After your lesson, log out so your information remains private.”
- Look after – Menjaga/mengasuh – “Can you look after the kids while I do the shopping?”
- Find out – Mengetahui – “She’s just found out that she got the job!”
- Make up – Membuat – “Is that really true or are you making it up?”
- Put off – Menunda – “If everyone is sick we’d better put off the meeting.”
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