Difference between revisions of "Causative verbs"
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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". | ||
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| + | The most common causative in Chinese are: | ||
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| + | * 让 | ||
| + | * 叫 | ||
| + | * 使 | ||
| + | * 请 | ||
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| + | The structure is: | ||
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| + | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
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| + | Subject + Causative verb + Noun + Verb + Object | ||
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| + | </div> | ||
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| + | Some examples: | ||
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| + | * 他 <em>让</em> 儿子 看 书。 | ||
| + | * 你 为什么 不 <em>让</em> 我 去？ | ||
| + | * 我 <em>请</em> 他 给 我 帮 个 忙。 | ||
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| + | </div> | ||
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| + | [[Category:B1 grammar points]] | ||
[[Category:Verbs]] | [[Category:Verbs]] | ||
Revision as of 07:26, 24 August 2011
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。
