B2 · Intermédiaire supérieur Chapitre 42

Causative Verbs: Making Things Happen

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Master the art of delegation and influence by learning how to make things happen through others in Tamil.

  • Identify the causative suffix -vi- in verb stems.
  • Transform simple active verbs into causative actions.
  • Apply these structures to give instructions or describe assistance.
Delegate with ease and speak with authority.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Expressing that you caused someone else to do something. Learn the 'vai' and 'cey' causative constructions.

Learning Objectives

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

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    By the end you will be able to: Construct causative sentences using the -vi- suffix to indicate that you are causing someone else to perform an action.

Conseils et astuces (1)

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Use 'vai' for natural speech

In daily conversation, 'vai' is much more common than the formal -vi- suffix.
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Vocabulaire clé (5)

saappidu to eat saappiduvi to feed (cause to eat) padhi to learn padhivai to teach (cause to learn) sey to do

Real-World Preview

utensils

At the Restaurant

Review Summary

  • Root + vi + Tense/Person

Erreurs courantes

You missed the tense marker. Causative verbs still require proper conjugation.

Wrong: Naan avanai saappiduvin.
Correct: Naan avanai saappiduvithen.

Do not double up the causative markers; just use the -vi- suffix directly on the root.

Wrong: Naan saappidu seiyavai.
Correct: Naan saappiduvithen.

Without the -vi- suffix, the sentence means 'Eat him', which is incorrect contextually.

Wrong: Avanai saappidu.
Correct: Avanai saappiduvithen.

Règles dans ce chapitre (1)

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The Causative Suffix -vi-

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Next Steps

You have conquered the causative! Keep practicing these structures to sound more like a native speaker every day.

Write 5 sentences about tasks you delegated today.

Continue to: Complex Connectors: Because and So

Pratique rapide (3)

Choose the correct causative sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Naan avanai saapida vaiththen
Standard SOV order.

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Fill in the blank with the causative form.

Naan avanai ___ (vara).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vara vaiththen
Causative past.

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Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Naan avanai vara vaiththu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Both 1 and 2
Both are grammatically correct depending on tense.

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Score: /3

Questions fréquentes (2)

-vi- is a formal suffix, while 'vai' is a common auxiliary verb used in daily speech.
Most verbs can be made causative, but some are already inherently causative.
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