Definition
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A verbal particle is a member of a closed class of particles which co-occur with some verbs to form phrasal verbs. In some languages, verbal particles are identical to certain adpositions. |
Examples
(English)
The item give up is a verbal particle, as in the following:
- He gave up smoking.
- He gave smoking up.
(Akan)
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The item gyee...so ‘answered’ is a verbal particle, as in the following: Kofi gyee Kwame so Kofi received Kwame on ‘Kofi answered Kwame.’ |
Sources 1
- Schachter 1985, 45–46