Phrasal Verbs
Eastern Lombard makes a large use of phrasal verbs, i.e. a combination of a verb and an adverb of place. The meaning of the resulting form often significantly differs from the basic verb meaning. Here are some examples:
catà (to pick up)
catà fò (to choose)
catà sö (to pick up, to drive over someone/something in a vehicle)
catà sa (to retrieve, to refer to unconcerning matters)
catà zó (to pick from a tree)
tö (to buy, to take)
tö dré (to bring with oneself)
tö sö (to take up)
tö dét (to engage, to give an employment)
tö fò (to ask for rest days)
tö zó (to assume drugs or medical treatments)
leà (to lift)
leà fò (to breed)
leà sö (to stand up)
Note that the adverbial particle always comes immediately after the group verb + enclitic pronouns, e.g.:
te ghét de laàl zó (you have to wash it down)
càtemej sö, per pjazér (pick them up, please)
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