Causative Constructions

使役結構

About this concept

Expressing causation: 令 ling6 (formal: cause/make), 搞到 gaau2 dou3 (colloquial: end up causing), 俾 bei2 (let/allow). The causee + verb pattern shows what was caused to happen.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level B2.

Examples

佢令我好失望。He/She really disappointed me. (formal cause)

你搞到我好煩。You're making me very annoyed.

唔好俾佢知。Don't let him/her know.

佢搞到成件事好複雜。He/She made the whole thing very complicated.

Prerequisite

Serial Verb ConstructionsB1

More B2 concepts

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