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Como usar 'Set up' (Verbo Frasal)

Domine 'set up' para falar com confiança sobre arranjos, estabelecimentos e preparações em inglês.

Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

'Set up' means to arrange, establish, or assemble something to make it ready for use or operation.

  • Use it to start a business or system, like 'set up a company'.
  • Use it for physical assembly, like 'set up a tent'.
  • Remember it is separable: you can say 'set it up' but never 'set up it'.
👤 + set + (object) + up + (object)

Overview

### Overview
O phrasal verb set up é um dos pilares do inglês intermediário (nível B1). Se você quer soar mais natural no trabalho, ao configurar um novo celular ou até ao organizar um encontro, você precisa dominar essa expressão. Em português, nós temos verbos específicos para cada situação, como montar, instalar, organizar, estabelecer, agendar ou até armar uma cilada.
Em inglês, o set up é um coringa que abrange todas essas nuances.
Por que isso importa? Porque, ao aprender set up, você deixa de traduzir palavra por palavra e começa a pensar em blocos de sentido. No português, nossa estrutura é muito baseada em verbos simples com complementos.
No inglês, a combinação de um verbo com uma partícula (neste caso, up) altera completamente o significado original do verbo set (colocar/ajustar). A partícula up aqui passa a ideia de conclusão, prontidão ou elevação. Pense nisso como
deixar algo pronto para o uso
.
Se você está no escritório e precisa preparar a sala de reunião, você não diz apenas prepare the room, você diz set up the room. É mais natural, mais preciso e é exatamente como um falante nativo falaria ao pedir ajuda para um colega no trabalho ou organizar um evento no final de semana.
### How This Grammar Works
Gramaticalmente, o set up é um phrasal verb transitivo, o que significa que ele precisa de um objeto (alguém ou algo que sofre a ação). O ponto mais importante para nós, brasileiros, é entender a regra da separabilidade. Em português, nós não temos esse conceito de separar o verbo da preposição/advérbio de forma obrigatória com pronomes.
Nós dizemos eu a montei ou eu montei ela. No inglês, a regra é rígida.
Se o objeto for um substantivo (ex: the computer, the meeting), você tem liberdade: pode dizer set up the computer ou set the computer up. Ambas estão corretas. Porém, se o objeto for um pronome (it, them, me, us), a separação é OBRIGATÓRIA.
Você deve colocar o pronome no meio: set it up. Se você disser set up it, soará como um erro básico para um falante nativo.
Outro ponto crucial é a conjugação. O verbo set é irregular, mas, felizmente, ele é fácil: set no presente, set no passado e set no particípio. Isso evita que a gente se perca na hora de falar sobre algo que já foi feito.
Por exemplo:
Eu montei a barraca ontem
vira I set up the tent yesterday. Viu? O verbo não muda.
A sutileza está apenas no contexto temporal da frase. Além disso, existe o uso intransitivo, onde não há objeto, muito comum quando falamos sobre o processo de preparação em si: We are setting up, que significa
estamos preparando as coisas (o ambiente)
.
### Formation Pattern
| Padrão | Exemplo (Junto) | Exemplo (Separado)
|---|---|---
| Substantivo | I need to set up the projector. | I need to set the projector up.
| Pronome | (Errado) I need to set up it. | I need to set it up. (Correto)
| Tense | Conjugação | Exemplo
|---|---|---
| Present | set up | They set up the system every morning.
| Past | set up | She set up the new office last year.
| Present Perfect | have/has set up | We have already set up the meeting.
### When To Use It
O set up entra em cena em várias situações do dia a dia. Primeiro, para montar ou instalar:
Vou montar meu novo computador
seria I'm going to set up my new computer. Segundo, para estabelecer ou fundar:
Ela vai abrir sua própria empresa
vira She is going to set up her own business.
Terceiro, para agendar:
Vamos marcar uma reunião?
vira Let's set up a meeting.
Existe também o uso informal, muito comum em séries e filmes, que é o sentido de armar uma cilada ou culpar alguém: They set me up! (Eles armaram para mim!). É uma expressão muito usada em contextos de traição ou quando alguém quer colocar a culpa em outra pessoa. Por fim, o uso social: My friend set me up on a blind date (Meu amigo me arranjou um encontro às cegas).
Como você pode ver, é uma expressão extremamente versátil. O segredo é sempre observar se o que está sendo set up é uma coisa física (computador, barraca), uma entidade abstrata (empresa, plano) ou uma situação (encontro, cilada).
### Common Mistakes
  1. 1Colocar o pronome depois da partícula: O erro mais comum é dizer set up it ou set up him. Isso acontece porque, em português, a gente coloca o pronome depois do verbo (monte-o). Em inglês, o pronome it ou him tem que ficar preso entre o verbo e a partícula: set it up.
  1. 1Confundir com 'pretend': Muitos brasileiros caem no falso amigo pretend (fingir) quando querem dizer intend (pretender). Às vezes, ao tentar usar set up, alunos confundem a intenção de preparar algo com fingir algo. Lembre-se: set up é ação, é mão na massa.
  1. 1Não usar o artigo quando necessário: Como em português falamos
    vou montar o computador
    , brasileiros tendem a esquecer o artigo em inglês ou colocar onde não deve. Lembre-se que set up pede o objeto definido: set up the desk, não apenas set up desk (a menos que seja um conceito geral).
### Contrast With Similar Patterns
| Phrasal Verb | Significado | Comparação em Português
|---|---|---
| Set up | Preparar/Montar/Agendar | Montar, organizar, agendar
| Put up | Instalar (algo na parede) ou tolerar | Pendurar (quadro) ou aguentar (pessoa)
| Bring up | Mencionar um assunto | Trazer à tona / Mencionar
### Quick FAQ
  1. 1Posso usar 'set up' para qualquer tipo de montagem? Sim, desde que envolva um processo de organização ou instalação. Se for algo muito simples, como
    colocar um copo na mesa
    , use apenas put.
  2. 2'Set up' pode ser um substantivo? Sim! a setup. Exemplo: The setup of this computer is complicated (A configuração deste computador é complicada).
  3. 3Qual a diferença entre 'set up' e 'arrange'? Arrange é mais sobre organizar coisas em uma ordem específica (como flores ou cadeiras). Set up implica preparar algo para que funcione (como um sistema ou uma barraca).

Conjugation of 'Set up'

Tense Subject Form Example
Present Simple
I/You/We/They
set up
I set up the room.
Present Simple
He/She/It
sets up
She sets up the room.
Past Simple
All subjects
set up
They set up the room yesterday.
Present Continuous
I
am setting up
I am setting up the room.
Present Perfect
He/She/It
has set up
He has set up the room.
Future (will)
All subjects
will set up
We will set up the room.

Separability Patterns

Object Type Structure Example
Noun
Verb + Particle + Object
Set up the meeting
Noun
Verb + Object + Particle
Set the meeting up
Pronoun
Verb + Pronoun + Particle
Set it up
Pronoun (Incorrect)
Verb + Particle + Pronoun
*Set up it (WRONG)

Meanings

To establish, arrange, or assemble something so that it is ready for a particular purpose or function.

1

Establish/Start

To start a new business, organization, or system.

“She set up her own consulting firm last year.”

“The government is setting up a new task force.”

2

Assemble/Prepare

To put parts together or prepare equipment for use.

“It took us two hours to set up the drum kit.”

“Can you help me set up the guest room?”

3

Arrange/Schedule

To organize or plan an event or meeting.

“I'll set up a call for Tuesday morning.”

“We need to set up a lunch with the clients.”

4

Trap/Frame

To trick someone or make it look like they committed a crime.

“He claimed that the police set him up.”

“It was a set-up; I never had the money!”

5

Provide Resources

To provide someone with the money or equipment they need to live or work.

“His father set him up in a small flat in London.”

“The grant set the researchers up for the next three years.”

Reference Table

Reference table for Como usar 'Set up' (Verbo Frasal)
Significado Estrutura Exemplo de Frase Regra do Pronome
Organizar/Agendar
V + Particle + Noun
Can you set up the chairs?
Can you set them up?
Estabelecer (negócio)
V + Particle + Noun
She set up a new company.
She set it up.
Preparar (equipamento)
V + Particle + Noun
I need to set up my laptop.
I need to set it up.
Enganar/Incriminar (informal)
V + Object + Particle
He set his rival up.
He set him up.
Construir/Montar
V + Particle + Noun
We'll set up the tent here.
We'll set it up here.
(Passado)
Irregular: set, set, set
They set up the system yesterday.
They set it up yesterday.

Espectro de formalidade

Formal
I shall establish a formal meeting for the board.

I shall establish a formal meeting for the board. (Professional/Social)

Neutro
I will set up a meeting for the team.

I will set up a meeting for the team. (Professional/Social)

Informal
I'll fix up a quick chat.

I'll fix up a quick chat. (Professional/Social)

Gíria
Let's link up later.

Let's link up later. (Professional/Social)

Significados de 'Set Up'

Set Up

Ação: Organizar/Agendar

  • Meeting arrange a meeting
  • Appointment schedule an appointment
  • Event plan an event

Ação: Estabelecer/Criar

  • Business start a company
  • Charity found an organization
  • Account open an online account

Ação: Preparar/Montar

  • Equipment get gear ready
  • Tent erect a tent
  • System configure a system

Ação: Enganar/Incriminar

  • Trick play a trick on someone
  • Trap lure into a trap
  • Frame falsely incriminate

'Set Up' vs. Phrasal Verbs Similares

Set Up
Set up a meeting Organizar uma reunião
Set up a business Estabelecer uma empresa
Set up a computer Preparar para uso
Set Off
Set off on a journey Começar uma jornada
Set off an alarm Fazer soar
Set off fireworks Acender fogos de artifício
Put Up
Put up a tent Montar uma barraca
Put up with noise Tolerar algo
Put up a poster Exibir em uma parede

Quando Separar 'Set Up'

1

O objeto de 'set up' é um pronome (por exemplo, it, them, him, her, us)?

YES
SIM: Você DEVE separar 'set' e 'up'. (ex: 'set it up')
NO
NÃO: É um substantivo. A separação é opcional. (ex: 'set up the meeting' OU 'set the meeting up')

Coisas Comuns que 'Set Up'

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Vida Profissional

  • Reuniões
  • Sistemas
  • Projetos
  • Entrevistas
  • Apresentações
💻

Mundo Digital

  • Contas
  • Aplicativos
  • Perfis
  • Redes
  • Senhas
🏡

Social e Casa

  • Festas
  • Móveis
  • Barracas
  • Decorações
  • Encontros
🕵️

Inesperado

  • Armadilhas
  • Surpresas
  • Álibis
  • Cenários
  • Ciladas

Exemplos por nível

1

I set up the table for lunch.

2

Can you set up the chairs?

3

He set up a tent in the garden.

4

We set up the game on the floor.

1

I need to set up my new phone.

2

They set up a small shop in town.

3

Did you set up the meeting for ten o'clock?

4

I'll help you set it up later.

1

She decided to set up her own business after the pandemic.

2

We've set up a system to track all our expenses.

3

The charity was set up to help local children.

4

I'll set up a Zoom link and send it to everyone.

1

The police realized that the suspect had been set up.

2

It's important to set up a solid foundation for the project.

3

The new software takes a while to set up properly.

4

He set himself up as an expert in digital marketing.

1

The trial was set up to fail from the very beginning.

2

The government set up a commission to investigate the claims.

3

Winning the award really set her up for a successful career.

4

They set up a complex network of offshore accounts.

1

The protagonist's downfall was meticulously set up in the first act.

2

The experimental setup allowed for precise measurement of the particles.

3

He was set up as the fall guy for the entire corporate scandal.

4

The treaty set up a new era of diplomatic cooperation.

Fácil de confundir

How to Use 'Set up' (Phrasal Verb) vs Set up (Verb) vs. Setup (Noun)

Learners often write them as one word when they are using it as a verb.

How to Use 'Set up' (Phrasal Verb) vs Set up vs. Start

Learners use 'start' for everything, but 'set up' is more specific for systems and organizations.

How to Use 'Set up' (Phrasal Verb) vs Set up vs. Put up

Both involve physical objects, but 'put up' usually means to attach to a wall or build vertically.

Erros comuns

I setted up the table.

I set up the table.

The past tense of 'set' is 'set', not 'setted'.

I set up it.

I set it up.

Pronouns must go between 'set' and 'up'.

He set up the dinner.

He set the table.

While 'set up' means prepare, for meals we usually just say 'set the table'.

I am set uping.

I am setting up.

The -ing goes on the verb 'set', not the particle 'up'.

I setup the computer.

I set up the computer.

'Setup' is a noun; 'set up' is the verb.

Can you set up me with him?

Can you set me up with him?

Pronoun placement error.

They set up a new shop yesterday.

They set up a new shop yesterday.

Wait, this is correct! A common mistake is thinking you need 'did' for affirmative past.

The business was setted up in 2020.

The business was set up in 2020.

Passive voice still uses the irregular past participle 'set'.

I'll set up you for the meeting.

I'll set you up for the meeting.

Pronoun placement.

He set up to be a doctor.

He set up as a doctor.

When describing a profession, use 'as'.

He was set up to the crime.

He was set up for the crime.

The preposition after the 'trap' sense is 'for'.

Padrões de frases

I need to set up a ___ for ___.

It took me ___ to set up the ___.

They set him up to ___.

The ___ was set up in ___.

Real World Usage

IT Support constant

I'll help you set up your email account.

Job Interview common

We'd like to set up a second interview for next week.

Camping occasional

We need to set up the tent before it gets dark.

Social Media very common

Check out my new gaming setup!

Crime News occasional

The defendant claims he was set up by an informant.

Office Admin constant

Can you set up the conference room for the 2 PM meeting?

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Pronomes SEMPRE separam!

Lembre-se que, se o objeto de 'set up' for um pronome (como 'it', 'them', 'us'), você DEVE separar o verbo e a partícula. Sempre diga 'set it up', nunca 'set up it'. Essa é uma regra de ouro!
I need to set it up now.
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Cuidado com o significado de 'cilada'

Embora 'set up' muitas vezes signifique organizar ou preparar, ele também pode significar enganar ou 'incriminar' alguém. Sempre considere o contexto para evitar mal-entendidos, especialmente em situações sérias. Você não quer acusar alguém acidentalmente de ser um mestre do crime!
He was set up by his enemies.
🎯

Use como um nativo

Phrasal verbs como 'set up' são super comuns em conversas diárias em inglês. Usá-los corretamente fará sua fala e escrita soarem muito mais naturais e fluentes, ajudando você a se enturmar com falantes nativos. Você também estará 'set up' para ter mais confiança!
It will set you up for success.
🌍

Configurações em ambientes de trabalho globais

Em muitos locais de trabalho internacionais, você ouvirá 'set up' frequentemente para projetos, reuniões e novos sistemas. Entender suas nuances é fundamental para uma comunicação eficaz com colegas de diversas origens de língua inglesa. É um verbo de trabalho universal!
We need to set up a new workflow.
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Pense em 'pronto para a ação'

Um bom atalho mental para 'set up' é imaginar algo sendo preparado para ser usado ou para começar a funcionar. Seja uma reunião, um computador ou um novo negócio, a ideia de preparação é central. Deixe-o pronto, 'set', e vá!
Get everything set up for the party.

Smart Tips

Remember the 'Pronoun Sandwich' rule: the pronoun always goes in the middle.

I need to set up it. I need to set it up.

Use 'set up' for meetings and 'establish' for long-term partnerships to vary your vocabulary.

We want to set up a partnership. We want to establish a long-term partnership.

Don't look for a past tense form; 'set' is already the past tense!

I setted up the Wi-Fi yesterday. I set up the Wi-Fi yesterday.

Check if it's a noun. If you can say 'my setup' or 'the setup', it's one word.

I like your set up. I like your setup.

Pronúncia

/ˌset ˈʌp/

Stress on the particle

In phrasal verbs like 'set up', the stress usually falls on the particle 'up'.

set-up

Linking

The 't' in 'set' often links to the 'u' in 'up', sounding like 'se-tup'.

Rising on 'up'

Did you set it UP? ↗

Standard question intonation.

Memorize

Mnemônico

SET UP: Start, Establish, or Take parts and put them UP together.

Associação visual

Imagine a person unfolding a pop-up tent. They are 'setting it up' so it is ready for the night.

Rhyme

To make it ready, don't be slow, set it up and watch it go!

Story

A young entrepreneur wanted to start a bakery. First, she had to set up the legal documents. Then, she set up the kitchen with new ovens. Finally, she set up a meeting with her first customer.

Word Web

EstablishArrangeAssembleConfigureFramePrepareOrganize

Desafio

Look around your room. Find three things you had to 'set up' (like your bed, your computer, or a bookshelf) and say the sentences out loud.

Notas culturais

In the US and UK, 'setting up a call' is the standard way to initiate a business relationship.

In Western cultures, 'setting someone up' is a common way for friends to help each other find partners.

The 'setup' (noun) is a point of pride for gamers and remote workers, often shared on social media.

From the verb 'set' (Old English settan, meaning 'to cause to sit') and the adverb 'up' (Old English up, uppe).

Iniciadores de conversa

Have you ever set up your own business or thought about it?

How long does it take you to set up a new phone?

Has a friend ever tried to set you up on a date?

What's the most difficult thing you've ever had to set up?

Temas para diário

Describe a time you had to set up something complicated (like furniture or a computer).
If you were to set up a charity, what cause would it support and why?
Write a short story about a character who was set up for a crime they didn't commit.
Discuss the pros and cons of setting up a business in your country.

Erros comuns

Incorrect

Correto


Incorrect

Correto


Incorrect

Correto


Incorrect

Correto

Test Yourself

Escolha a forma correta para completar a frase.

Could you please ___ the projector before the presentation starts?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: set it up
Quando o objeto é um pronome ('it'), o phrasal verb 'set up' deve ser separado: 'set' + pronome + 'up'.
Encontre e corrija o erro na frase. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

The manager wanted to set up a new system, but he didn't set up it properly.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The manager wanted to set up a new system, but he didn't set it up properly.
Quando o objeto é um pronome ('it'), o phrasal verb 'set up' deve ser separado. A forma correta é 'set it up'.
Qual frase usa 'set up' corretamente? Múltipla escolha

Escolha a frase correta:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: They decided to set up a new charity to help the community.
'Set up' é usado corretamente aqui para significar 'estabelecer'. 'Install up' não é um phrasal verb válido, e 'put up' não se encaixa no significado de estabelecer uma organização.
Traduza para o inglês usando 'set up'. Tradução

Translate into English: 'Sie haben eine Überraschung für ihn vorbereitet.'

Answer starts with: ["T...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ["They set up a surprise for him.","They set a surprise up for him."]
'Set up' pode significar preparar ou arranjar algo, muitas vezes implicando um plano. Ambas as formas (separável e não separável com um objeto substantivo) são aceitáveis aqui.

Score: /4

Exercicios praticos

8 exercises
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'set up'. Use a pronoun if necessary.

I bought a new computer yesterday and I ____ last night.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: set it up
The past tense of 'set' is 'set', and the pronoun 'it' must go in the middle.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? Múltipla escolha

Regarding the new business...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Both B and C are correct.
'Set up' is separable, so the noun 'company' can go in the middle or at the end.
Correct the error in this sentence: 'We need to setup the meeting.' Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

We need to setup the meeting.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: set up
When used as a verb, 'set up' must be two words.
Put the words in the correct order. Sentence Reorder

up / it / did / you / set / ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Did you set it up?
In a question, the auxiliary 'did' comes first, and the pronoun 'it' must be in the middle.
Match the sense of 'set up' with the example. Match Pairs

1. Assemble 2. Establish 3. Frame

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 1-Tent, 2-Business, 3-Crime
You assemble a tent, establish a business, and frame someone for a crime.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Is the projector ready? B: No, I'm still ____.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: setting it up
The present continuous 'am setting' is needed for an ongoing action.
Which of these is a correct use of 'set up'? Grammar Sorting

Identify the correct usage:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: I set them up.
Pronouns must always be placed between the verb and the particle.
Build a sentence using: 'She / set up / charity / 2010'. Sentence Building

She / set up / charity / 2010

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: She set up a charity in 2010.
Past simple of 'set' is 'set'.

Score: /8

Practice Bank

12 exercises
Escolha a opção correta para completar a frase. Preencher as lacunas

Before the concert, the crew had to ___ all the lighting equipment.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: set them up
Identifique e corrija o erro. Error Correction

The new manager set up the team quickly, but he set up it in a strange way.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The new manager set up the team quickly, but he set it up in a strange way.
Qual frase usa 'set up' corretamente para estabelecer um sistema? Múltipla escolha

Choose the correct sentence:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The IT department will set up the new network infrastructure next week.
Traduza a frase para o inglês usando 'set up'. Tradução

Translate into English: 'Ich muss ein Treffen für Montag vereinbaren.'

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ["I need to set up a meeting for Monday.","I need to set a meeting up for Monday."]
Organize estas palavras em uma frase gramaticalmente correta. Sentence Reorder

Arrange these words into a sentence:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: She set up the projector for the presentation
Combine o início da frase com o seu final correto usando 'set up'. Match Pairs

Match the sentence beginnings with their endings:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: matched
Complete a frase com a forma apropriada de 'set up'. Preencher as lacunas

The company was ___ by a group of entrepreneurs in 2005.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: was set up
Encontre e corrija o erro gramatical na frase. Error Correction

It took them ages to set the new system up, but they finally set up it yesterday.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: It took them ages to set the new system up, but they finally set it up yesterday.
Selecione a frase que usa 'set up' corretamente para significar 'enganar'. Múltipla escolha

Which sentence means someone was tricked?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: He felt like his colleagues had set him up to take the blame.
Traduza para o inglês, focando no uso correto de 'set up'. Tradução

Translate into English: 'Hast du schon dein neues Online-Konto eingerichtet?'

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ["Have you set up your new online account yet?","Have you set your new online account up yet?"]
Coloque as palavras na ordem correta para formar uma frase. Sentence Reorder

Arrange these words into a sentence:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: They set up a small online business
Combine a ação com o significado apropriado de 'set up'. Match Pairs

Match the actions with their corresponding 'set up' meanings:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: matched

Score: /12

Perguntas frequentes (8)

Use `set up` (two words) as a verb: 'I need to set up the tent.' Use `setup` (one word) as a noun: 'The setup was easy.'

No, `set` is an irregular verb. The past tense and past participle are both `set`. Never use 'setted'.

Yes, `set up` is perfectly acceptable in business emails for arranging meetings or starting projects. For very formal reports, you might use `establish` or `arrange`.

It means to arrange a romantic meeting between two people who don't know each other, usually because you think they would be a good match.

No. When the object is a pronoun like `it`, `them`, or `him`, it must go in the middle: 'set it up'.

`Install` usually refers to the physical act of putting something in place (like a dishwasher). `Set up` refers to making it ready to use (like configuring the settings).

Usually, yes. It is a transitive verb. However, in some contexts like 'He set up as a consultant', it can be used intransitively to mean starting a profession.

You use 'be + set up'. For example: 'The meeting was set up by my assistant.'

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In Other Languages

Spanish moderate

Instalar / Montar / Establecer

English uses one phrasal verb where Spanish uses three distinct verbs.

French moderate

Installer / Créer / Monter

French verbs don't have the 'verb + particle' structure, leading to confusion with 'up'.

German high

Einrichten / Aufbauen

German word order for separable verbs is even more complex than English.

Japanese low

Setsuritsu suru / Kumitateru

Japanese lacks phrasal verbs, using Kanji-based compound verbs instead.

Arabic low

Ta'sis / I'dad

Arabic uses distinct roots for the different senses of 'set up'.

Chinese low

Anzhuang / Chuangli

Chinese has no verb conjugation or particles like 'up', making the phrasal verb structure difficult.

Learning Path

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