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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:
- 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。
See also
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
