Download 단어 사동사 (-이/히/리/기/우/추-) irregular causative verbs = subject cause/do something for someone Free
단어 사동사 (-이/히/리/기/우/추-) irregular causative verbs = subject make/let/cause/do sth for someone ~subject performs direct action for someone
Usage:
- 사동사 irregular causative verbs indicate that the subject performs direct action for someone = subject make/let/cause/do something for/to another.
- 사동사 is often used for some adjectives and verbs
- 사동사 irregular causative verbs indicate that the subject performs direct action for someone = subject make/let/cause/do something for/to another.
- 사동사 is often used for some adjectives and verbs
Structure:
1. N을/를 V-이/히/리/기/우   <= N이/가 V : subject make/let/cause someone do something
철수가 영희를 울려요.            <= 영희가 울어요.
Cheolsu makes Yeonghee cry. <= Younghee cries.
고양이가 쥐를 죽였어요. <= 쥐가 죽었어요.
A cat killed a mouse.     <= A mouse died.
내가 친구를 웃겼어요.     <= 친구가 웃었어요.
I made my friend laugh.  <= My friend laughed.
우리가 택시를 세웠어요. <= 택시가 섰어요.
We stopped the taxi.     <= The taxi was stopped.
2. N1에게 N2을/를 V-이/히/리/기/우   <= N1이/가 N2을/를 V : subject do something for another.
어머니가 아이에게 우유를 먹여요. <= 아이가 우유를 먹어요.
Mother feeds milk for her baby.     <=  The baby drinks milk.
선생님께서 학생들에게 책을 읽혀요. <= 학생들이 책을 읽어요.
Teacher tell students read book.      <= Students read book.
영희는 윌슨에게 그 일을 맡겼어요.           <= 윌슨이 그 일을 맡았어요.
Younghee entrusted that work to Wilson  <= Wilson took that work.
Specific usage:
1. Some verbs have identical passive and causative forms, but they can be differentiated by the contexts.
E.g.
이 책은 많은 사람들에게 읽혔어요.
This book has been read by many people  (Passive)
선생님은 학생에게 책을 읽혔어요.
The teacher made the student read the book (Causative)
2. -아/어 주다  can be also added to the causative verbs
E.g. 
안나는 더러워진 고양이를 씻겼어요. 
= 안나는 더러워진 고양이를 씻겨 줬어요 
Anna gave the dirty cat a bath.
엄마는 아이에게 예쁜 구두를 신겼어요. 
= 엄마는 아이에게 예쁜 구두를 신겨 줬어요.
The mother had the child wear pretty shoes.
List of typical -이/히/리/기/우/추- causative verbs:
Suffix  | Verb Base  | Causative Verb  | Example and Gloss  | 
이  | 먹다  | 먹이다   | 저는 8시에 아기에게 우유를 먹여요.  | 
to eat  | to feed  | I feed my baby milk at 8 o'clock.  | |
보다   | 보이다   | 안내하는 직원에게 신분증을 보이세요.  | |
to see  | to show  | Please show the attendant your ID.  | |
죽다   | 죽이다   | 개미도 죽이지 마세요.  | |
to die  | to kill  | Please don't kill even an ant.  | |
속다   | 속이다   | 사람들을 언제나 속일 수 없어요.  | |
to be cheated  | to cheat, to fool  | You can't fool the people all the time.  | |
줄다   | 줄이다   | 바지를 줄여야 해요.  | |
to shrink, to decrease  | to shrink, to reduce  | I have to shorten my pants.  | |
높다   | 높이다   | 저 건물을 더 높인대요?  | |
to be high  | to raise, to make tall   | Are they going to make the building higher?  | |
녹다   | 녹이다   | 눈을 녹여서 물을 썼어요.  | |
to melt  | to melt   | I melted the snow to use as water.  | |
히  | 읽다   | 읽히다   | 선생님께서 저에게 책을 읽히셨어요.  | 
to read  | to make read  | My teacher told me read the book.  | |
앉다   | 앉히다   | 그 의자에 아기를 혼자 앉히지 마세요.  | |
to sit down  | to seat  | Please don't let the baby sit on the chair alone.  | |
입다   | 입히다   | 아침에 동생에게 코트를 입혀 줬어요.  | |
to put on (clothes)  | to dress, to put on (someone)  | I put the coat on my little sister in the morning.  | |
넓다   | 넓히다   | 이 길은 넓혀야 해요.  | |
to be wide  | to widen  | This road has to be widened.  | |
익다   | 익히다   | 야채는 너무 익히면 맛이 없어요.   | |
to be cooked, to become ripe  | to cook, to make done/ripe  | Vegetables do not taste good when overcooked.  | |
식다   | 식히다   | 너무 뜨거우면 식히세요.  | |
to cool off   | to cool it off   | If it is too hot, please cool it off.  | |
리  | 알다   | 알리다   | 도착 시간을 알려 주세요.  | 
to know   | to inform  | Please let me know the arrival time.  | |
울다   | 울리다   | 그 영화가 사람들을 울렸어요.  | |
to cry, to weep  | to make (someone) cry  | The movie made people weep.  | |
살다   | 살리다   | 저 개가 어린이를 살렸어요.  | |
to live  | to make one live, to save  | The dog saved a child.  | |
돌다   | 돌리다   | 문을 열려면 핸들을 돌리세요.  | |
to go around   | to turn  | To open the door, turn the handle.  | |
늘다   | 늘리다   | 수출을 10퍼센트 늘렸다.  | |
to increase  | to increase  | We increased exports by 10 percent.  | |
기  | 웃다   | 웃기다   | 그 분은 사람들을 잘 웃겨요.  | 
to laugh  | to make laugh  | He makes people laugh a lot.  | |
맡다   | 맡기다   | 누구에게 이 책임을 맡길까요?  | |
to keep  | to entrust, to check  | To whom shall I give this responsibility?  | |
벗다   | 벗기다   | 제가 아기 신발을 벗겼어요.  | |
to take off   | to undress, to strip  | I took off the baby's shoes.  | |
신다   | 신기다   | 아기 신발을 다시 신길까요?  | |
to put on (shoes)  | to put on (shoes)  | Shall I put the shoes back on the baby?  | |
숨다   | 숨기다   | 나는 너에게 숨기는 것이 없어.  | |
to hide  | to hide, to conceal  | I have nothing to hide from you.   | |
씻다   | 씻기다   | 도로가 비에 깨끗이 씻기었다.  | |
to wash  | to let wash  | The road was washed clean by the rain.  | |
빗다   | 빗기다   | 머리를 빗겨 줄까?  | |
to comb  | to comb  | Shall I comb your hair?  | |
우  | 자다   | 재우다   | 엄마가 아기를 재우고 있어요.  | 
to sleep  | to put to bed  | Mother is putting the baby to sleep.  | |
깨다   | 깨우다   | 아침 7 시에 좀 깨워 주세요.  | |
to be awake  | to wake  | Would you wake me up at 7:00 a.m.?  | |
타다   | 태우다   | 엄마가 아이를 학교 버스에 태웠어요.  | |
to get on, to ride  | to load, to put on (a vehicle)  | Mother put her child on the school bus.  | |
서다   | 세우다   | 차를 기차역 앞에서 세워주세요.  | |
to stand, to stop  | to stop, to erect  | Please stop the car in front of the train station.  | |
비다   | 비우다   | 쓰레기통을 좀 비워 주시겠어요?  | |
to be empty/vacant  | to vacate, to empty  | Would you empty the wastebasket?  | |
구  | 돋다   | 돋구다   | 운동은 밥맛을 돋구어 준다.  | 
to rise, to sprout  | to enhance  | Exercise enhances one's appetite.  | |
추  | 낮다   | 낮추다   | 음악을 낮추어 주시겠어요?  | 
to be low  | to lower  | Would you lower the volume of the music?  | |
늦다   | 늦추다   | 한 달은 너무 짧으니 기간을 좀 늦춥시다.  | |
to be late  | to extend, to defer  | One month is too short; let's extend it.  | |
맞다   | 맞추다   | 몸에 맞추어 옷을 맡겼어요.  | |
to fit, to be correct   | to set, to match  | I put the dress on to fit my body.  | 
Comparison between 피동사 passive form, 사동사 irregular causative form, and regular causative form (-게 하다):
- Regular causative form (-게 하다): the subject makes someone do action.
- Regular causative form (-게 하다): the subject makes someone do action.
- Irregular causative form (사동사): the subject of sentence performs direct action for someone 
- Passive form (피동사): No need for the subject to actively cause another to do the action. (i.e. -아/어 지다).