PENGERTIAN CAUSATIVE VERBS

PENGERTIAN CAUSATIVE VERBS

Causative verb adalah kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan jika subjek tidak
bertanggung jawab langsung terhadap aksi yang terjadi, melainkan seseorang atau sesuatu yang
lain yang melakukan aksi tersebut. Contohnya adalah : “I had my hair cut”. Subjek I pada
kalimat tersebut tidak memotong rambutnya sendiri tapi justru membuat orang lain yang
melakukannya. Umumnya ada empat kata kerja causative verb yang sering digunakan, yakni
have, get, let, dan make.
1.Have
Have merupakan kata kerja causative yang umum. Kata kerja ini berfungsi untuk menginginkan
seseorang mengerjakan sesuatu untuk subjek. Rumus yang digunakan adalah sebagai berikut :
Kalimat aktif : S + (have/ had + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + object. Kalimat pasif :
S+(have-had)+object+action verb(V-3).
Contoh : •I had my brother take that glass (aktif)
•Mr. Setia had Lillie check the paper (aktif)
•I had my jacket cleaned yesterday (pasif)
I had my computer fixed (pasif)
2.Get
Penggunaan kata kerja Get mirip dengan have namun dengan struktur kalimat yang berbeda.
Rumus yang digunakan adalah sebagai berikut :
Aktif : S + (get/ got) + agent + action verb (to infinitive) Pasif : S + (got) + object + action verb
(V-3)
Contoh : •He got his father to buy a ball (aktif)
•I got my jacket cleaned (pasif)
3. Let
Kata kerja ini berfungsi untuk membiarkan seseorang melakukan sesuatu. Rumus yang
digunakan adalah sebagai berikut :
Aktif : S + let + agent + action verb (bare infinitive)
Contoh :
•Wil you let me go now?
•She lets me drive her car
•My father lets me choose the gift
3. Make
Kata kerja ini berfungsi untuk memaksa atau sangat meyakinkan seseorang untuk melakukan
sesuatu. Rumus yang digunakan adalah sebagai berikut :
Aktif : S + (make/ made) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive)
Contoh :
The manager makes her staff work hard
•My teacher made me apologize for what I had said
•Did she makes you wear that ugly hat?

ENGERTIAN CAUSATIVE VERBS

Causative verb is a verb used to indicate if the subject is not directly responsible for the action,
but someone or something else who did the action. Examples are: "I had my hair cut". Subject I
in the sentence does not cut his own hair but it makes others do it. Generally there are four
commonly used verb causative verbs, namely have, get, let, and make.

1.Have

Have is a common causative verb. This verb serves to want someone to do something for the
subject. The formula used is as follows:

Active sentence: S + (have / had + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + object Passive sentence:
S + (have-had) + object + action verb (V-3).

Example: • I had my brother take that glass (active)

• Mr. Loyalty Lillie check the paper (active)

• I had my jacket cleaned yesterday (passive)

• I had my computer fixed (passive)

2.Get

The use of a Get verb is similar to have but with a different sentence structure. The formula used
is as follows:
Active: S + (get / got) + agent + action verb (to infinitive) Passive: S + (got) + object + action
verb (V-3)

Example: • He got his father to buy a ball (active)

• I got my jacket cleaned (passive)

3. Let

This verb serves to let someone do something. The formula used is as follows:

Active: S + let + agent + action verb (bare infinitive)

Example:

• Wil you let me go now?

• She lets me drive her car

• My father lets me choose the gift

3. Make

This verb serves to force or strongly convince someone to do something. The formula used is as
follows:

Active: S + (make / made) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive)

Example:

• The manager makes her staff work hard

• My teacher made me apologize for what I had said

• Did she make you wear that ugly hat?