Causative verbs
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
The structure is:
Subject + Causative verb + Noun + Verb + Object
Some examples:
- 他 让 儿子 看 书。
- 你 为什么 不 让 我 去?
- 我 请 他 给 我 帮 个 忙。