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 |
| 取る |
戻す |
取り戻す |
| to take |
to return |
to take back |
| Verb I |
Verb II |
Phrasal Verb |
| 切る |
出す |
切り出す |
| to cut |
to let out |
to cut out |
| Verb I |
Verb II |
Phrasal Verb |
| 落ちる |
着ける |
落ち着ける |
| to fall |
to fix |
to settle down |
| Verb I |
Verb II |
Phrasal Verb |
| 受ける |
入れる |
受け入れる |
| to accept |
to put in |
to come to terms with |