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Many verbs require a specific preposition to be connected to a noun or pronoun. E.g. to look ''for,'' to dream ''about,'' to fight ''against,'' to look ''after,'' to take care ''of.''

The prepositional phrase is the preposition + the noun/pronoun that follows after it, e.g. "I am looking '''''for my keys'''''" or "He took care '''''of his little sister."'''''

Common verb-preposition combinations (or 'phrasal verbs') in Dutch are:

* zoeken naar  (to search for)
* geven om (to care about)
* vechten tegen (to fight against)
* praten over (to talk about)
* berusten in (to rest with, to accept)
* dwingen tot (to force to)
* overtuigen van (to convince of) 

For more phrasal verbs, see [[Verbs.Pr01 | verbs and prepositions]].
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