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Revision as of 03:50, 18 May 2012

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:

  • 使

Structure

Subject + Causative verb + Noun + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 儿子 看 书。
  • 这 部 电影 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 我 怎么 活?
  • 他 过来 帮 我 修 电脑。


See also


Sources and further reading

Books