tomar una radiografía

A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. to take an X-ray
Me tomaron una radiografía de la pierna y vieron que no la tenía rota.They took an X-ray of my leg and could see that it wasn't broken.
b. to X-ray
Le vamos a tomar al paciente una radiografía de muñeca porque dice que le duele.We're going to X-ray the patient's wrist because he says it hurts.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to take an X-ray
Tomamos una radiografía de la columna y nos dimos cuenta de que la paciente tenía una hernia discal.We took an X-ray of the spine and realized that the patient had a slipped disk.
b. to X-ray
Tenemos que tomar una radiografía del brazo para saber si hace falta enyesarlo.We have to X-ray the arm to find out whether we need to put it in a plaster.
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