B1 · Intermediate Chapter 33

Causative Constructions

4 Total Rules
1 min
Rules in This Chapter Quick Practice

What You'll Learn

Using 'hai' to express making or letting someone do something. Complex command structures.

Tips & Tricks (4)

💡

Context is King

Since 'Hai' means both make and let, look at the subject's authority to decide the meaning.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative 'Hai'
💡

Focus on the result

Always think about what the final result of the action is.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative 'Tham-hai'
💡

Context is King

Always check if 'ให้' means 'give' or 'let' based on the verb following it.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Permissive Constructions
💡

Context is King

Since 'hâi' can mean 'make' or 'let', look at the relationship. A boss 'hâi' is a command; a friend 'hâi' is often permission or a request.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Command Causatives

Quick Practice (10)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

เขาทำให้ฉันไป

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: เขาให้ฉันไป
Use 'Hai' for permission.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative 'Hai'

Fill in the blank with 'ให้'.

แม่ ___ ฉันไปเที่ยว

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ให้
The structure is Subject + ให้ + Person.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Permissive Constructions

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'Mom made me eat vegetables.'

แม่___ฉันกินผัก

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ให้
In Thai, 'hâi' is used for causative commands like making someone do something.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Command Causatives

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: แม่ให้ฉันไป
Subject + ให้ + Person + Verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Permissive Constructions

Fill in the blank with Tham-hai.

ฝน ___ ถนนเปียก

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ทำให้
Tham-hai is the causative marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative 'Tham-hai'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

อนุญาตไป

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: อนุญาตให้ไป
Need 'ให้' after 'อนุญาต'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Permissive Constructions

Find the error: 'แม่ให้ฉันไม่ไปโรงเรียน' (Mom didn't let me go to school).

Find and fix the mistake:

แม่ให้ฉันไม่ไปโรงเรียน

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไม่ไป
The negative 'mâi' should be before 'hâi'. Correct: 'แม่ไม่ให้ฉันไปโรงเรียน'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Command Causatives

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ฉันให้เขากิน
Must include the person.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative 'Hai'

Fill in the blank.

แม่ ___ ฉันไปเที่ยว

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ให้
The structure is Subject + ให้ + Person.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Causative 'Hai'

Fill in the blank to say 'The boss ordered me to work.'

เจ้านาย___ให้ฉันทำงาน

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: สั่ง
'sàng' means to order, so 'sàng hâi' is 'ordered to'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Command Causatives

Score: /10

Common Questions (6)

No, it also means 'make' or 'let' depending on the structure.
Yes, for giving objects, but use 'Tam-Hai' for causing results.
Mostly, yes, but it must be a causative situation.
No, it also means 'give'. Context is key.
Use 'ไม่ให้'. Example: 'แม่ไม่ให้ไป'.
Yes! For example, แม่ให้เงินให้ฉันไปซื้อของ (Mom gave money to have me go buy things). The first 'hâi' is 'give', the second is causative.
Previous Chapter
Advanced Verb Aspects
Next Chapter
Emphatic Particles
Back to Roadmap