Common Phrasal Verbs for Everyday English

Phrasal verb adalah kombinasi kata kerja + satu atau dua particle (kata depan/adverb) yang maknanya sering tidak bisa ditebak dari kata-kata penyusunnya. Phrasal verb sangat umum dalam percakapan bahasa Inggris sehari-hari.

I need to give up sugar. (bukan "menyerahkan sesuatu ke atas" — artinya "berhenti melakukan sesuatu")

Phrasal verb yang paling sering dipakai

Phrasal verb	Arti	Contoh
give up	berhenti melakukan sesuatu	I gave up smoking last year.
look after	merawat, menjaga	Can you look after my cat this weekend?
look for	mencari	I'm looking for my keys.
find out	mengetahui/menemukan informasi	I just found out the news.
get up	bangun (dari tidur)	I get up at 6 AM every day.
put off	menunda	We put off the meeting until Friday.
turn down	menolak (tawaran)	She turned down the job offer.
run into	bertemu tanpa sengaja	I ran into my old friend at the mall.
carry on	melanjutkan	Please carry on with your work.
pick up	menjemput, mengambil	I'll pick you up at 5 PM.

Separable vs inseparable phrasal verbs

Beberapa phrasal verb bisa dipisahkan oleh objeknya, sebagian lagi tidak bisa.

Separable (objek bisa di tengah atau di akhir)

• Turn off the light. / Turn the light off. (keduanya benar)
• Kalau objeknya kata ganti (it, him, her...), objek harus di tengah: Turn it off. (bukan "Turn off it")

Inseparable (objek harus di akhir, tidak bisa dipisah)

• Look after the kids. (bukan "Look the kids after")
• I ran into her. (bukan "I ran her into")

Kesalahan umum

• ❌ "Turn off it." → ✅ "Turn it off." (objek kata ganti harus di tengah untuk phrasal verb separable)
• ❌ "I look after for my sister's cat." → ✅ "I look after my sister's cat." (look after sudah lengkap, tanpa "for")
• ❌ "She gave up to smoke." → ✅ "She gave up smoking." (give up diikuti gerund, bukan infinitive)

Phrasal verb paling baik dipelajari sedikit demi sedikit, dalam konteks kalimat lengkap — daripada menghafal daftar terpisah dari maknanya.