Causative verb ialah kata kerja yg dipakai utk mengatakan kalau subjek tidak bertanggung jawab eksklusif terhadap agresi yg terjadi, melainkan seseorang atau sesuatu yg lain yg melaksanakan agresi tersebut. Contohnya ialah : “I had my hair cut”. Subjek I pada kalimat tersebut tidak memotong rambutnya sendiri tapi justru menciptakan orang lain yg melakukannya. Umumnya ada empat kata kerja causative verb yg sering digunakan, yakni have, get, let, & make.
| Verb | Fungsi | Rumus Active & Passive Causative |
| Let | membiarkan seseorang melaksanakan sesuatu | Active: S + let + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + … |
| Make | memaksa atau sangat menyakinkan seseorang utk melaksanakan sesuatu | Active: S + (make-made) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + … |
| Have | memberi tanggung jawab kepada seseorang utk mengerjakan sesuatu utk subjek | Active: S + (have-had) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + object |
| Passive: S + (have-had) + object + action verb (V-3) | ||
| Get | mirip dgn have namun dgn struktur kalimat yg berbeda | Active: S + (get-got) + agent + action verb (to infinitive) + … |
| Passive: S + (got) + object + action verb (V-3) |
Rumus & Contoh Kalimat Causative Verbs
| Rumus | Verbs | Contoh Kalimat Causative Verb |
| Active Causative Verbs | have-had | Lala had her friend take her result test. |
| get-got | She got her parents to buy her a tennis racket. | |
| The boy got his cat to chase a mouse. | ||
| make-made | The woman made her daughter eat up the tomatoes. | |
| The manager makes her staff work hard. | ||
| let | My father lets me choose my own future carrier. | |
| The shepherd lets his sheep graze in the meadow. | ||
| Passive Causative Verbs | have-had | I had my house renovated last week. |
| He had his book returned as soon as possible. | ||
| get-got | Teddy got the money saved in the bank. | |
| Yulia got her bedroom cleaned. |
