Particle verbs: stå op, tage med, ringe til
Can use common particle verbs
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Jeg står op klokken syv hver morgen.
I get up at seven every morning.
Vil du tage med til festen i aften?
Do you want to come along to the party tonight?
Ring til mig, når du kommer hjem.
Call me when you come home.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Verbs with separable particles: stå op, tage med, ringe til, gå ud, komme hjem.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesParticle verbs behave differently than in German — the particle usually stays close.
🇬🇧 English: Similar to English phrasal verbs (get up, take along). Familiar concept!
🇷🇺 Russian: Russian uses pref
Omitting the particle from a particle verb
The particle changes meaning! 'Stå' = stand, but 'stå op' = get up. Don't drop the particle.
Placing particle in wrong position
In main clauses, particle follows the verb closely: 'Jeg står op', not *'Jeg op står'.
Jeg står op klokken syv hver morgen.
I get up at seven every morning.
'Stå op' = get up. Particle 'op' follows the verb. 'Klokken syv' = at seven.
Vil du tage med til festen i aften?
Do you want to come along to the party tonight?
'Tage med' = come along. 'I aften' = tonight. The particle 'med' stays with the verb.
Ring til mig, når du kommer hjem.
Call me when you come home.
'Ring til' = call (imperative). 'Kommer hjem' = come home. Two particle verbs in one sentence!
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises