Causative verb adalah kata kerja yang membuat subjectnya tidak melakukan aksinya/aktifitasnya sendiri, melainkan yang melakukannya adalah hal lain atau orang lain dengan cara meminta, memohon ataupun memaksa.
Causative Verb | Setara Makna | Arti |
Get | Persuade | Membujuk |
Have | Ask | Meminta |
Make | Force | Memaksa |
Let | Allow/Permit | Mengizinkan |
Help | Assist | Membantu |
Causative Active :
Causative Verb | Diikuti |
Get | To infinitive |
Have | V1 |
Make | V1 |
Let | V1 |
Help | To infinitive / V1 |
note : Jika menggunakan setara makna, maka diikuti oleh “To Infinitive”.
Contoh :
-Ibuku membujuk adikku untuk pergi kesekolah.
= My mother gets my brother to go to school.
= My mother persuades my brother to go to school.
-Ayahku memintaku untuk mencuci mobilnya kemarin.
= My father had me wash the car yesterday.
= My father asked me to wash the car yesterday.
-Aku meminta ayahku untuk menjemput ku setiap hari.
= I have my father pick me up everyday.
= I ask my father to pick me up everyday.
-Guruku mengizinkan temanku pergi.
= My teacher lets my friend go away.
= My teacher allows my friend to go away.
Causative Passive :
Causative Verb | Diikuti |
Get | V3 |
Have/Has/Had | V3 |
Make | V3 |
Let | V3 |
Help | V3 |
note : Jika menggunakan setara makna, maka diikuti oleh “To + be + V3”.
Contoh:
-Aku meminta tugasku dikerjakan oleh temanku.
= I have my homework done by my friend.
= I ask my homework to be done by my friend.
-Seorang arsitek meminta bangunan itu untuk diselesaikan dengan baik.
= An architec has the building built well.
= An architec asks the building to be built well.