B1 · Intermédiaire Chapitre 42

Causative Verbs: Making Someone Do Something

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Learn how to shift the action from yourself to others using Armenian causative structures.

  • Master the -եցնել suffix to create causative verbs.
  • Distinguish between forcing someone to act and having something done.
  • Apply causative logic to reflexive and passive sentences.
Delegate with Power: Master the Armenian Causative.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Understand causative constructions, where one causes another to perform an action. This chapter covers direct and indirect causatives and their formation with -եցնել.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to transform simple Armenian verbs into their causative forms using the -եցնել suffix.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to explain the difference between direct influence and indirect service requests in Armenian.
  3. 3
    By the end you will be able to construct complex sentences describing being forced to do something using passive causatives.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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The 'Feed' Rule

If you want to say 'feed', don't look for a new word. Just take 'eat' (ուտել) and use the causative 'կերակրել' or 'ուտեցնել'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Causative Verbs: To Make, To Have
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The 'Remind' Shortcut

Instead of saying 'make me remember,' just use 'հիշեցնել'. It's the most common causative verb you'll use.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Forming Causative Constructions: -եցնել
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The Past Tense Shift

When you move to the past tense, the 'ն' (n) in the suffix changes to 'ր' (r). So 'վազեցնել' becomes 'վազեցրեց'. This is the #1 thing that trips up B1 learners.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Direct Causative: I made him eat
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The 'Service' Shortcut

If you are paying for it, you are almost certainly using 'տալ'. Use this as a mental shortcut for all professional services.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Causative: I had my car repaired

Vocabulaire clé (7)

ուտեցնել to feed / to make eat հագցնել to dress someone նորոգել տալ to have (something) repaired վախեցնել to frighten / to make afraid ստիպել to force հասկացնել to make understand զարմացնել to surprise / to make amazed

Real-World Preview

car

At the Car Mechanic

baby

Parenting Duties

Review Summary

  • Verb Stem + եցնել
  • Infinitive + տալ
  • Causative Verb + վել

Erreurs courantes

Using the simple verb instead of the causative changes the meaning from 'fed' to 'ate'. Always use the suffix for causation.

Wrong: Ես նրան ուտել եմ: (I have eaten him)
Correct: Ես նրան ուտեցրել եմ: (I have fed him)

For professional services, use the 'verb + տալ' construction rather than just the causative suffix.

Wrong: Ես մեքենաս նորոգեցի մասնագետին: (I repaired my car to the specialist)
Correct: Ես մեքենաս նորոգել տվեցի մասնագետին: (I had my car repaired by the specialist)

Confusing the intransitive 'to be afraid' (վախենալ) with the causative 'to frighten' (վախեցնել).

Wrong: Նա ինձ վախեցավ: (He feared me)
Correct: Նա ինձ վախեցրեց: (He frightened me)

Next Steps

You've just unlocked a powerful tool for describing social dynamics. Use your new 'delegation' skills wisely in your next Armenian conversation!

Describe your last visit to a hair salon or doctor using 'տալ' constructions.

Write 5 commands you would give to a pet using causative verbs.

Continue to: Discourse Markers & Connectors

Pratique rapide (10)

Find the error in the sentence: 'Նա ինձ ստիպեց ուրախանալ':

Find and fix the mistake:

Նա ինձ ստիպեց ուրախանալ:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ուրախացրեց
Instead of 'forced to be happy', the single word 'ուրախացրեց' (made me happy) is more natural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Causative Verbs: To Make, To Have

Fill in the correct causative form of 'կարդալ' (to read).

Ուսուցիչը աշակերտին գիրքը ___:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: կարդացրեց
The teacher made the student read, so we use the past causative form of կարդալ.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Causative Verbs: To Make, To Have

Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'վախենալ' (to be afraid).

Այդ շունը ինձ ___ (frightens).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: վախեցնում է
The causative of վախենալ is վախեցնել.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative with Reflexive Verbs

Change the verb 'խմել' to the causative present form for 'I'.

Ես կատվին կաթ եմ ___ (խմել):

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: խմեցնում
For -ել verbs, we use -եցնել. The present continuous is խմեցնում եմ.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Forming Causative Constructions: -եցնել

Which causative suffix is correct for 'կարդալ' (to read)?

Ուսուցիչը աշակերտին ___:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: կարդացնում է
-ալ verbs take -ացնել, not -եցնել.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Forming Causative Constructions: -եցնել

Fill in the correct form of 'տալ' in the past tense.

Ես երեկ մեքենաս վերանորոգել _______:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: տվեցի
The subject is 'Ես' (I), so the past tense of 'տալ' must be 'տվեցի'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Causative: I had my car repaired

Correct the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ես մազերս կտրեցի վարսավիրանոցում:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: կտրել տվեցի
Since a barber did it, you must use the 'տալ' construction.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative with Reflexive Verbs

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ես ստիպվեցի նրա կողմից
Agent needs 'կողմից'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Causative: Being Made To

Change the verb in brackets to the causative form (Present Tense).

Մայրիկը երեխային ___ (ուտել):

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ուտեցնում է
For -ել verbs, we use the -եցն- suffix. 'Կերակրել' is also a valid synonym.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Direct Causative: I made him eat

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Նա ստիպվեց ինձ գնալ։

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Նա ստիպեց ինձ գնալ
Active causative needed.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Causative: Being Made To

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Questions fréquentes (6)

Yes! You can use it for things like 'heating water' (ջուրը տաքացնել) or 'shortening a dress' (զգեստը կարճացնել).
It depends on the original verb. -ալ verbs take -ացնել, and -ել verbs take -եցնել.
No, it is primarily for verbs ending in -ել and -ենալ. Verbs ending in -ալ use -ացնել.
It literally means 'to make understand,' but it is most commonly used to mean 'to hint' or 'to signal'.
Almost all! Most -ել and -ալ verbs take these suffixes. However, some verbs like տեսնել (to see) use a different word entirely (ցույց տալ - to show).
Yes, it depends on the original verb. -ել verbs take -եցնել, and -ալ verbs take -ացնել. It's a matter of vowel harmony.
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