{"id":4332,"date":"2026-04-20T19:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=4332"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:47:31","slug":"grammar41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/grammar41\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar 41: Causative Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Causative expressions mean &#8220;to make or let someone do something.&#8221; In Vietnamese, different words are used depending on whether the action is forced or permitted.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">When forcing someone to do something (To make \/ force)<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"grammar_exp\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Subject \u2460\u3000<\/strong>+\u3000<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">b\u1eaft<\/span>\u3000<\/strong>+\u3000<strong>Subject \u2461\u3000<\/strong>+\u3000<strong> Verb Phrase<\/strong> (Verb + Complement, etc.)<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Example Sentences:<\/h3>\n<div style=\"border: solid 4px #f5f5f5; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #f5f5f5; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 20px 20px 5px 20px;\">\n<p>\u2460 Khi c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, m\u1eb9 th\u01b0\u1eddng <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">b\u1eaft<\/span> t\u00f4i \u0111i ng\u1ee7 l\u00fac 9 gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i.<br \/>\n\u3000When I was a child, my mother used to make me go to bed at 9 PM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2461 C\u00f4 \u1ea5y <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">b\u1eaft<\/span> anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3n.<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0She made him come to her house to pick her up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2462 T\u1ed5 tr\u01b0\u1edfng <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">b\u1eaft<\/span> ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i d\u1ecdn v\u1ec7 sinh.<br \/>\n\u3000The team leader makes us do the cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2463 B\u1ed1 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">b\u1eaft<\/span> t\u00f4i \u0111i b\u1eb1ng xe \u0111\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng.<br \/>\n\u3000My dad makes me go to school by bicycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u203bNote: This structure carries a very strong tone (similar to &#8220;force&#8221;). Therefore, do not use [b\u1eaft] when the listener is older than you or your superior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">When giving permission to do something (To let \/ allow)<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"grammar_exp\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Subject \u2460\u3000<\/strong>+<strong>\u3000<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cho\u3000<\/span><\/strong>+\u3000<strong>Subject \u2461\u3000<\/strong>+\u3000<strong>Verb Phrase<\/strong> (Verb + Complement, etc.)<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Example Sentences<\/h3>\n<div style=\"border: solid 4px #f5f5f5; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #f5f5f5; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 20px 20px 5px 20px;\">\n<p>\u2464 Em <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">h\u00e3y<\/span> cho ch\u00e1u \u0111i r\u1eeda tay.<br \/>\n\u3000Please let the child go wash their hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u2465 H\u00f4m nay, c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cho<\/span> anh \u1ea5y ngh\u1ec9 h\u1ecdc.<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Today, the teacher let him take the day off from school.<\/p>\n<p>\u2466 M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cho<\/span> em g\u00e1i t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m th\u00eam.<br \/>\n\u3000Mom allowed my younger sister to work part-time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2467 Ch\u1ecb Lan <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cho<\/span> kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng \u0111i th\u0103m H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i.<br \/>\n\u3000Ms. Lan let the clients go visit Hanoi.<\/p>\n<p>\u25c6 When using the first-person pronoun [T\u00f4i ; I\/me] for [Subject \u2461], the sentence implies &#8220;someone did something for me&#8221; or &#8220;let me&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2468 Ch\u1ecb Lan \u0111\u00e3<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> cho<\/span> t\u00f4i xem \u1ea3nh gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y.<br \/>\n\u3000Ms. Lan let me see her family photos. (Ms. Lan showed me her family photos.)<\/p>\n<p>\u2469 Anh Tanaka \u0111\u00e3<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> cho<\/span> t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9.<br \/>\n\u3000Mr. Tanaka let me know his address.<\/p>\n<p>\u203bWhen [Subject \u2460] is omitted, it becomes a request sentence like &#8220;Let me&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u246a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Cho<\/span> t\u00f4i xem \u1ea3nh gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u1ecb.<br \/>\n\u3000Let me see your family photos. 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