Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.
Source: tatoeba (328434)
Causative
//ˈkɔːzətɪv//
Synonyms for "causative" (35 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (17)
Related word relations
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More general
1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
10 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
37 entriesShowing 16 of 37 words.
Translations
49 translations across 24 languages.
Aragonese
1 entries- causetivo noun (linguistics)
Armenian
1 entries- պատճառական adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
Catalan
2 entries- causatiu adj (acting as a cause)
- causatiu adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 使動 /使动 adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- 使役 noun (linguistics)
Finnish
3 entries- aiheuttava adj (acting as a cause)
- kausatiivinen adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- kausatiivi noun (linguistics)
French
3 entries- causatif adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- causatif noun (linguistics)
- factitif noun (linguistics)
Georgian
2 entries- კაუზატიური adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- კაუზატივი noun (linguistics)
German
1 entries- Kausativ noun (linguistics)
Greek
1 entries- αίτιος noun (linguistics)
Hungarian
4 entries- előidéző adj (acting as a cause)
- eredményező adj (acting as a cause)
- műveltető adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- okot képező adj (acting as a cause)
Icelandic
1 entries- orsakasögn noun (linguistics)
Ido
2 entries- kauzala adj (acting as a cause)
- kauziganta adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
Japanese
2 entries- 使役 adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- 使役 noun (linguistics)
Kazakh
2 entries- өзгелік adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- өзгелік етіс noun (linguistics)
Korean
3 entries- 사역 adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- 원인이 되는 adj (acting as a cause)
- 사동 noun (linguistics)
Mongolian
2 entries- үйлдүүлэх adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠦᠭᠦᠯᠬᠦ adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
Polish
3 entries- kauzatywny adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- przyczynowy adj (acting as a cause)
- causativum noun (linguistics)
Russian
4 entries- каузати́в noun (linguistics)
- каузати́вный зало́г noun (linguistics)
- побуди́тельный зало́г noun (linguistics)
- понуди́тельный зало́г noun (linguistics)
Spanish
1 entries- causativo adj (acting as a cause)
Swedish
1 entries- kausativ noun (linguistics)
Tamil
2 entries- பிறவினை adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- பிறவினை noun (linguistics)
Turkish
1 entries- faktitif noun (linguistics)
Volapük
1 entries- jenükamavärb noun (linguistics)
Welsh
2 entries- achosol adj (linguistics: expressing cause or causation)
- achosair noun (linguistics)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The causative voice in Uighur isn't simple.
Source: tatoeba (496683)
Although there was once believed to be a causative relationship between syphilis and artistic genius, I would hope that the vast majority of modern artists and writers are reasonable enough to avoid becoming infected just on the off chance that neurosyphilis dementia might improve the quality of their work.
Source: tatoeba (1958335)
If "Oz" interests you, read the article "Causative and applicative constructions in Australian Aboriginal Languages."
Source: tatoeba (10673308)
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