Separable and inseparable verbs

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the hurricane
orkanen
to arise
opstå
A new hurricane can arise out on the sea.
En ny orkan kan opstå ude på havet.
We had to get up when the hurricane hit us.
Vi måtte stå op da orkanen ramte os.
to intensify
tiltage
The storm will probably intensify tonight.
Stormen vil nok tiltage i aften.
the earthquake
jordskælvet
The fear increases after the big earthquake.
Frygten tiltager efter det store jordskælv.
to cut off
afskære
The earthquake will cut off several villages.
Jordskælvet vil afskære adskillige landsbyer.
The man is cutting the branch off the tree.
Manden skærer grenen af træet.
the tsunami
tsunamien
to flood
oversvømme
The tsunami can flood a good deal of the country.
Tsunamien kan oversvømme en del af landet.
The dog had to swim across the water to survive.
Hunden måtte svømme over vandet for at overleve.
to perish
omkomme
the disaster
katastrofen
Several people perished in the disaster.
Adskillige mennesker omkom i katastrofen.
to overcome
overkomme
It is hard to handle the damages.
Det er svært at overkomme skaderne.
We will probably overcome the terrible disaster.
Vi overkommer sikkert den forfærdelige katastrofe.
When the river floods the city, diseases can arise.
Når floden oversvømmer byen, kan sygdomme opstå.
If the wind intensifies, the water will cut us off.
Hvis vinden tiltager, vil vandet afskære os.
It is possible to overcome the crisis.
Det lader sig gøre at overkomme krisen.
The tsunami passes, but many perish.
Tsunamien går over, men mange omkommer.

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