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Combinations of a noun and a verb display two shapes. The essential dividing criterion is separability. If the noun and the verb always remain adjacent, we have a case of noun incorporation. Most NV formations belong to this type. A critical syntactic constellation is formed by main sentences, if the relevant compound acts as a finite verb. An incorporation verb is not separated then:

1
Mem kelderhimmelet hjoed
Mum cellar-cleans today
Our mother cleans the cellar today

This is in contrast with a separable verb like dielnimme part-take to participate:

2
Hy naam juster diel oan it petear
he took yesterday part in the discussion
He took part in the discussion yesterday

The separable NV combinations are a subcategory of particle verbs, to which also belong combinations with adjectives, adverbs and adpositions.

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