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Lesson 59C1

Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs

மேம்பட்ட இணை வினைச்சொற்கள்

Some English verbs stack two particles at once, or blend with a preposition into a three-part unit — pushing the phrasal-verb habit from earlier levels to its most compressed form.

Grammar Comparison

இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு

Three-word verbs pack a verb, particle, and preposition into one unit

English

look forward to (anticipate with pleasure — verb + particle + preposition, all fixed together) / come up with (invent, produce an idea)

Tamil

தமிழில் மூன்று-சொல் வினை அமைப்பு கிடையாது — ஒரே தனிச்சொல் இதே பொருளை தரும்

Tamil generally expresses these same ideas with a single dedicated verb (எதிர்பார் for 'look forward to', கண்டுபிடி for 'come up with' in the sense of inventing) rather than stacking multiple small words together. English's three-part phrasal verbs behave as a single fixed unit despite being three separate words — you can't rearrange or partially translate them. At this level, treat each one purely as vocabulary to absorb through exposure, the same discipline you applied to simpler two-word phrasal verbs earlier.

Vocabulary

சொற்கள்

EnglishPronunciationTamil
look forward tolook FOR-werd tooஎதிர்பார்த்திருedhirpārththiru
come up withkum up withயோசனை கொண்டுவாyōsanai koṇḍuvā
put up withpoot up withசகித்துக்கொள்sagiththukkoḷ
get away withget uh-WAY withதப்பிச்செல் (தண்டனை இல்லாமல்)thappichchel (thaṇḍanai illāmal)