Slovesa a předložky

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Spojení s to

talk/speak to/with
- -> Who are you talking to?
listen to
- -> When I’m driving, I like to listen to the radio.
apologise to somebody for something
- -> They apologised to me for their mistake.
explain something to somebody
- -> Can you explain this word to me.
- explain/describe to somebody what/how/why
  - -> I explained to them why I was worried.
To nepoužíváme s:
- phone/call/email/text somebody (to)
  - -> I called the airline to cancel my flight.
- answer somebody/something
  - -> You didn’t answer my email.
- ask somebody
  - -> If there’s anything you want to know, you can ask me.
- thank somebody for
  - -> He thanked me for helping him.

look/stare/glance/have a look/take a look at
- -> Why are you looking at me like that?
laugh at
- -> I look stupid with this haircut. Everybody will *laugh at me.
aim/point/shoot at
- -> Don’t point that knife at me.

shout at somebody (když je mluvčí agresivní)
- -> He got very angry and started shouting at me.
shout to somebody (aby posluchač slyšel mluvčího)
- -> He shouted to me from the other side of the street.

throw something at somebody
- -> Somebody threw an egg at the politician.
throw something to somebody
- -> Lisa shouted ‘Catch!’ and threw the keys to me from the window.

talk/read/know about
- -> We talked about a lot of things at the meeting.
have a discussion about something
- -> We had a discussion about with we should do.
- samotné discuss se používá bez prepozice
do something/nothing about something
- -> If you’re worried about the problem you should do something about it.

ask somebody for
- -> I sent an email to the company asking them for more information about the job.
apply for (a job)/to (a company)
- -> I think you could do this job. Why don’t you apply for it.
wait for
- -> Don’t wait for me. I’ll join you later.
search for
- -> I’ve searched the house for my keys, but I still can’t find them.
leave for
- -> I haven’t seed her since she left for work.
pay (somebody) for
- -> We didn’t have enough money ti pay for the meal.
- pokud mluvíme o konkrétní, kterou je třeba zaplatit, nepoužíváme prepozici
thank/forgive somebody for
- -> I’ll never forgive them for what they did.
apologise for
- -> When I relised I was wrong, I apologised for my mistake.
blame somebody/something for
- -> Everybody blamed me for the accident.
- blame on používáme pří svádění na někoho

accuse/suspesct somebody of
- -> Tina accused me of being selfish.
approve/disapprove of
- -> His parents don’t approve of what he does, but they can’t stop him.
die of/from
- -> What did he die of?
consist of
- -> We had an enormous meal. It consisted of seven meals.

suffer from
- -> There’s been an increase in the number of people suffering from heart dissease.
protect from
- -> Suncream protects the skin from the sun.

hear about = be told about something
- -> Did you hear about the fire at the hotel?
hear of = know that somebody/something exists
- -> Who is Tom Hart? - I have no idea. I’ve never heard of him.
hear from = be in contact with somebody
- -> Have you heard from Jane recently?

think about = consider, contrate the mind
- -> I’ve thought about what you’ve said and I’ve decided to take you advice.
think of = produce an idea
- -> It was my idea. I’ve thought of it first.
- think of lze použít i pro vyjádření názoru
  - -> What did you think of the movie.
někdy je rozdíl mezi of a about malý
- -> When I’m alone, I often think of/about you.
pokud přemýšlíme o tom, co budeme dělat, lze použít of i about
- -> My sister thinks of/about going to Canada.

dream about
- -> I dreamed about you last night.
dream of/about
- -> Do you dream of/about being rich.
I wouldn’t dream of = I would never do it
- -> I wouldn’t dream of killing someone.

complain about
- -> We complained to the manager of the restaurant about about the food.
complain of
- -> We called the doctor because George was complaining of a pain in his stomach.

remind somebody about
- -> It’s good you reminded me about the meeting.
remind somebody of
- -> This house reminds me of the one I lived in when I was a child.

take care of = look after, keep safe, take responsibility of
- -> Don’t worry about me. I can take care of myself.
care for somebody = take care of them, keep them safe
- -> Alan is 85 and lives alone. He needs somebody to take car for him.
- I don’t care for something = I don’t like it
  - -> I don’t care for hot weather.
care about = think that somebody/something is important
- -> He’s very selfish. He doesn’t care about other people.

look for = search for, try to find
- -> I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look for them.
look after = take care of, keep sade or in good condition
- -> Alan is 85 and lives alone. He needs somebody to look after him.

break into
- -> Our house was broken into a few days ago, but nothing was stolen.
crash/drive/bump/run into
- -> He lost control of the car and crashed into three parts.
divide/cut/split into
- -> The book is divided into three parts.
translate (from …) into
- -> She’s a famous writer. Her books have been translated into many languages.

collide with
- -> There was an accident this morning. A bud collided with a car.
fill with
- -> Take this saucepan and fill it with water.
provide/supply with
- -> The school provides all its students with books.

depend/rely on
- -> I don’t kwon what time we’ll arrive. It depends on the traffic.
- můžeme použít depend spolu s when/where/how/etc. s nebo bez on
live on
- -> Michael’s salary is very low. It isn’t enough to live on.
congratulate/compliment on
- -> I congratulated her on doing so well in her exams.
concetrate on
- -> I tried to concentrate on my work, but I kept thinking about other things.
insist on
- -> I wanted to go alone, but some friends of mine insisted on coming with me.
spend on
- -> How much money do you spend on food every week?