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Causative verbs are verbs that cause people to do things, surprisingly enough. In English, these are verbs like "make", "have" and "get". | Causative verbs are verbs that cause people to do things, surprisingly enough. In English, these are verbs like "make", "have" and "get". | ||
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Causative verbs are verbs that cause people to do things, surprisingly enough. In English, these are verbs like "make", "have" and "get".
The most common causative in Chinese are:
- 让
- 叫
- 使
- 请
Structure
Subject + Causative verb + Noun + Verb + Object
Examples
- 他 让 儿子 看 书。
- 这 部 电影 让 人 很 感动。
- 她 退学 的 事情 使 她 父母 非常 失望。
- 就 这么 点儿 工资！ 你 叫 我 怎么 活？
- 我 请 他 过来 帮 我 修 电脑。
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Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 170-2) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 120-1) →buy
