Causative auxiliary in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA verb used with an infinitive as one predicate to express that the subject arranges or causes another participant to perform the action, rather than performing that action personally. This is a separate auxiliary verb, not a causative ending attached to the action verb.

Definition in PortugueseÉ um verbo como fazer ou mandar, usado com um infinitivo para indicar que alguém provoca ou organiza a ação de outra pessoa.

Example sentences

• O atraso fez todo mundo esperar do lado de fora.🔊

  The delay made everyone wait outside.

• Fiz meu colega ler o relatório.🔊

  I had my colleague read the report.

• Eu fiz ela ler antes da reunião.🔊

  I had her read them before the meeting.

causative auxiliary in other languages

• What causative auxiliary means
• In French
• In Japanese