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".

The most common causative in Chinese are:

  • 使

The structure is:

Subject + Causative verb + Noun + Verb + Object

Some examples:

  • 儿子 看 书。
  • 你 为什么 不 我 去?
  • 他 给 我 帮 个 忙。