Causative verbs

Question 1

What is a causative verb?

Answer 1

Causative verbs are verbs that explain how a person or a thing makes something happen (verbs with an obligated indirect object like to make something, to get something,…).

Question 2

Structure of a causative verb.

Answer 2

Verb root + causative suffix + mek/mak

Question 3

Causative suffixes for verbs 1

Answer 3

-it, -ıt, -üt, -ut korkmak (to be afraid) korkutmak (to scare someone)

Question 4

Causative suffixes for verbs 2

Answer 4

-ir, -ır, -ür, -ur pişmek (to cook) pişirmek (to cook something)

Question 5

Causative suffixes for verbs 3

Answer 5

(d) -er, -ar gitmek (to go) gidermek (to remove something)

Question 6

Causative suffixes for verbs 4

Answer 6

-dir, -dır, -dür, -dur, -tir, -tır, -tür, -tur gülmek (to laugh) güldürmek (to make someone laugh)

Question 7

ölmek (to die)

Answer 7

öldürmek (to kill)

Question 8

durmak (to stop)

Answer 8

durdurmak (to stop something/someone)

Question 9

bakmak (to look)

Answer 9

baktırmak (to cause to look)

Question 10

temizlemek (to clean)

Answer 10

temizletmek (get someone to clean)

Question 11

silmek (to erase)

Answer 11

sildirmek (make someone erase something)

Question 12

koşmak (to run)

Answer 12

koşturmak (make someone run)

Question 13

gitmek (to go)

Answer 13

gidermek (to remove something/ to send away)

Question 14

gülmek (to laugh)

Answer 14

güldürmek (to make someone laugh)

Question 15

anlamak (to understand)

Answer 15

anlatmak to make someone understand to explain

Question 16

artmak to increase

Answer 16

artırmak to cause to increase

Question 17

batmak to sink

Answer 17

batırmak to cause to sink

Question 18

bitmek to finish

Answer 18

bitirmek to finish off

Question 19

doğmak to be born

Answer 19

doğurmak to give birth

Question 20

doymak to be filled

Answer 20

doyurmak to fill up

Question 21

düşmek to fall

Answer 21

düşürmek to cause to fall/to drop

Question 22

geçmek to pass

Answer 22

geçirmek to cause to pass

Question 23

göçmek to move / migrate

Answer 23

göçürmek to evict

Question 24

içmek to drink/smoke

Answer 24

içirmek to cause to drink

Question 25

kaçmak to escape

Answer 25

kaçırmak to miss/let escape

Question 26

şaşmak to be surprised

Answer 26

şaşırmak to surpise

Question 27

şişmek to swell

Answer 27

şişirmek to cause to swell

Question 28

taşmak to overflow

Answer 28

taşırmak to cause to overflow

Question 29

uçmak to fly

Answer 29

uçurmak to cause to fly

Question 30

akmak to flow

Answer 30

akıtmak to cause to flow

Question 31

sarkmak to hang down

Answer 31

sarkıtmak to hang s.o. up

Question 32

ürkmek to have a scare

Answer 32

ürkütmek to startle

Question 33

çıkmak to go out / to exit

Answer 33

çıkarmak to take out

Question 34

kopmak to snap itself

Answer 34

koparmak to break off

Question 35

onmak to mend

Answer 35

onarmak to have repaired

Question 36

görmek to see

Answer 36

göstermek to show

Question 37

bilmek to know

Answer 37

bildirmek to make know to cause to know to notify to publish

Question 38

çıkartmak

Answer 38

-to make someone else take out