a. Make, sebeb olmak anlamında iki türlü kullanımı vardır:



i. make + nesne + sıfat



Birthday parties make me happy.

That horror film made my little sister frightened.



ii) make + nesne + fiil



Credit cards make people buy a lot of things.

Listen.This joke will make you laugh.



Cümlenin öznesi bir kişi ise çoğunlukla zorlamak anlamında kullanılır.


My father made me clean the car yesterday.





b. Diğer ifadeler ve kullanımları :



i) bring about



Eating too much usually brings about fatness.



ii) cause



Loud music can cause headache.

Having a credit card causes my father to spend more money.



iii) result in



Watching too much TV results in eye problems.



iv) lead to



Laziness leads to poverty.



c. make, let and get



i) make someone do something : Birisini birşey yapmak için zorlamak.



My father makes me wash his car sometimes. I hate it.



ii) let someone do something: Birisine bir şey yapması için izin vermek.



My father lets me drive his car. Thanx Dad!



iii) get someone to do something : Birisini bir şey yapması için ikna etmek.



My father got me to see the dentist. It was a good idea.


The other explanations:

Let / Make / Have / Get

The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of the causative verbs "let," "make," "have," and "get." After you have studied the tutorial, complete the associated exercises. If you already know how to use these verbs, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises.

Let
FORM

[let + person + verb]
USE

This construction means "to allow someone to do something."

Examples:

* John let me drive his new car.
* Will your parents let you go to the party?
* I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off.

Make
FORM

[make + person + verb]
USE

This construction means "to force someone to do something."

Examples:

* My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.
* Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat?
* She made her children do their homework.

Have
FORM

[have + person + verb]
USE

This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do something."

Examples:

* Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature.
* Please have your secretary fax me the information.
* I had the mechanic check the brakes.

Get
FORM

[get + person + to + verb]
USE

This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to trick someone into doing something."

Examples:

* Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible.
* How can parents get their children to read more?
* The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking.

Get vs. Have

Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean exactly the same thing.

Examples:

* I got the mechanic to check my brakes.
At first the mechanic didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to check the brakes.
* I had the mechanic check my brakes.
I asked the mechanic to check the brakes.