Definition

1. Noun (Grammar):
   • Causative voice / Causative form: A grammatical construction that indicates that the subject causes someone or something else to perform an action or to be in a certain state. It is a linguistic term for a verb form or structure that expresses causation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong ngữ pháp, "hành cách" là một khái niệm quan trọng. (In grammar, the "causative voice" is an important concept.)
  • Động từ ở hành cách thường được cấu tạo bằng một phụ tố đặc biệt. (A verb in the causative form is often constructed with a special affix.)
  • Tiếng Nhật có một hành cách rõ ràng cho nhiều động từ. (Japanese has a clear causative form for many verbs.)

Advanced Usage

• Causative verb: A specific verb that is derived to show causation.
  • "Làm" đôi khi được dùng để tạo nên một động từ hành cách trong tiếng Việt. ("Làm" is sometimes used to create a causative verb in Vietnamese.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thể sai khiến: Another Vietnamese term for the causative voice or form.
  • "Thể sai khiến" là từ đồng nghĩa với "hành cách". ("Thể sai khiến" is a synonym for "causative voice.")

Synonyms

• Causative construction: A grammatical structure that expresses cause.
• Factitive: A term sometimes used in older grammatical descriptions to denote a verb that makes an object be in a state.

Notes on Usage

• "Hành cách" is a specialized term used primarily in formal linguistic or grammatical discussion. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation.
• The reference definition "causatif; factitif" aligns with the modern understanding of a grammatical causative. "Factitif" (factitive) is an older or more specific term often relating to verbs that cause an object to become something (e.g., "to make someone king").