CAUSATIVE VERBS

CAUSATIVE VERBS

(KATA KERJA PERINTAH)

 Causative verbs ini biasanya digunakan untuk menyuruh seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu. 

Read the following dialog.

Andre : The air conditioner is on, but it’s still hot. I think it is low in refrigerant.

Shinta : I will call the technician. I will have him check the air conditioner.

 The word ‘have’ in the sentence is a causative verb. When a person usesa causative verb, it means that he/she does not perform the action himself/herself, but another person does it for him/her. There are several causative verb, they are make, have, and get.

Patterns:  HAVE

·         Subject + have/has/had + O Person + Infinitive (active)

·         Subject + have/has/had + O Thing + Verb III or V₃ (passive)

Example :

Shella: I have Amir shine my shoes. (Active)

Putri : I have my shoes shined is Amir. (Passive)

Patterns:  GET

·         Subject + get/gets/got + O Person + to Infinitive (active)

·         Subject + get/gets/got + O Thing + Verb III or V₃ (passive)

Example :

Tara : He gets the maid to shine his shoes. (Active)

Jack : He gets his shoes shined by the maid. (Passive)

Functions (Kata Fungsi):

a)    Using causative make means that we force a person do a task, so he/she has no other options unless doing it.

Example: The many orders made the employees work overtime.

b)    Using causative have means that we ask a person to do a task.

Example: Mr. Miller has his secretary write e-mails.

c)    Using causative get means that we persuade a person to do a task.

Example: Ronald has got his sister to sweep the floor.

d)    To give a passive meaning, we use past participle after causative verbs.

Example: Linda had her shoes repaired at a cobbler’s.

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