Phrasal verb - Werkwoord met voorzetselconstituent

Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb with an obligatory fixed preposition. Examples of phrasal verbs are kijken naar (‘to look at'), houden van (‘to love'), denken aan (‘to think of'). They are especially important in the formation of pronominal adverbs.

Hanna houdt van Alan.
Hanna loves Alan.

Note that when referring to a person mentioned earlier, you will have to use an object pronoun after the preposition.

Hanna houdt van hem.
Hanna loves him.

Below you find a limited list of commonly used phrasal verbs.

deelnemen aan to participate in
drinken op to drink to
gaan naar to go somewhere
genieten van to enjoy
houden van to like (things), to love (people)
kennismaken met to get acquainted with
kijken naar to look at
kunnen tegen to be able to stand
last hebben van to suffer from
lijken op to resemble, to look like
logeren bij to stay with
luisteren naar to listen to
profiteren van to benefit from
rekening houden met to take into account
zich zorgen maken over to worry about
zin hebben in to fancy

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