G'day, what are you up to, mate? Today, the topic I'm trying to say is perhaps sensational for some of you guys, because why phrasal verbs are not so important. Well, of course, if you got enough, that's terrific. But, if you're now struggling to remember those phrasal verbs, then don't worry about too much. Let's get into it.

First up, presumably you know so many basic verbs, and definitely you know all of the key prepositions such as "in", "on", "at" and so on. Phrasal verbs are just the combination of basic germanic verb and preposition. The reason why you're struggling is that since you know the only one meaning of the verb in Japanese, it's gonna be so hard to figure out what this or that phrase verb means, right? However, if you're always trying to look it up in a dictionary, then you could know and learn different usage of the verb. At the same time, you could learn phrasal verbs as well. But do we strictly need? I don't really think so, at least for communicating with each other and writing something in English as well.

For speaking, maybe sometimes if you don't know a phrasal verb, then you're gonna be straining to interpret what someone is trying to say to you, right? Nonetheless, there won't be a big issue for most people who have the ability to ask questions in English. If you don't get it, then just ask them what ...means? How simple is that? Yes of course, knowing every phrasal verb is a good asset, but it's not problem at all. Instead of knowing so many phrasal verbs, knowing a wide range of specific and abstract verbs are far more important and useful than phrasal verbs, as they are always used for written documents such as newspapers, magazines, journals, books and so on. In terms of formality, knowing specific verbs are more proper and easer to understand what you wanna say. Phrasal verbs are more like colloquialism, which is not acceptable in academic writing and most of the written documents.

So, you don't really need to remember phrasal verbs consciously. You will, however, learn and get used to them naturally as you practise speaking every day like joining an online conversation class or even talking to yourself. What do I mean by "naturally"? Look, you don't need to force yourself to memorise them whereby like you jot down them and write them over and over and over again. This is really time-consuming and not effective at all. Memorising a word without the use of the word sounds utterly preposterous, because I'm 100 % sure that you will forget the word instantly if you don't use it immediately. Even if you use it immediately, it doesn't mean that you've completely memorised it now, no. However, you can gradually pile up the entry of new words day by day as you continue to use them practically.

Well, let me go back to the main point. So, phrasal verbs are not so important, because you will learn them naturally as you practise speaking like free conversation, self-talk as well as read aloud. Therefore, what you should focus on is more specific abstract verbs, which are critical to most of the occasions facing you. And, simply abstract verbs are more welcoming in terms of writing and speaking as well. Making people understood properly is more important than showing off a bit unclear phrasal verbs you're not 100% sure how to use, which might confuse them as to what you really wanted to say. For instance, if you combine a verb with an incorrect preposition, then your listener could be misled. In some cases, the thing could exacerbate further. In order to avoid this sort of circumstance, you'd better use a specific verb instead of saying a phrasal verb if you're not quite sure how to use it properly.

In conclusion, don't worry about memorising phrasal verbs, which implies that it doesn't mean you don't need them but specific verbs are more useful and important than phrasal verbs when it comes to especially formal writing and reading as well. And, of course, even speaking you don't have to use phrasal verbs often if you're not quite certain how to use them. As for phrasal verbs you will learn them naturally. That's exactly what I wanted to tell you today.

Thanks for reading my blog. Chao.