V/A + -게 하다 – Make / Have / Let Someone Do (Periphrastic Causative)
Meaning: Make/cause someone to do; have someone do; let/allow someone to do
Conjugation & Pattern
- With intransitive verb / adjective: N1이/가 + N2을/를(or 에게) + V/A-게 하다
- With transitive verb: N1이/가 + N2에게(한테) + N3을/를 + V-게 하다
- Prohibition / Preventing: 못 + V-게 하다 (or V-지 못하게 하다)
Detailed Usage
The productive causative construction that attaches to any verb or adjective. Depending on context, it means either (1) causing or making someone do something / enter a state, or (2) letting/allowing someone to do something. Compared to lexical causatives, '-게 하다' expresses more indirect causation.
Example Sentences
- 1
선생님께서는 수업 시간에 학생들에게 한국어로만 말하게 하셨어요.
Seonsaengnimkkeseoneun sueop sigane haksaengdeurege hangugeoroman malhage hasyeosseoyo.
The teacher made the students speak only in Korean during class.
- 2
그 박물관 안에서는 관람객들이 사진을 못 찍게 합니다.
Geu bangmulgwan aneseoneun gwallamgaekdeuri sajineul mot jjikge hamnida.
Inside that museum, visitors are not allowed to take pictures.
- 3
민수 씨는 재미있는 농담으로 사람들을 늘 웃게 해요.
Minsu ssineun jaemiinneun nongdameuro saramdeureul neul utge haeyo.
Minsu always makes people laugh with his funny jokes.
Important Notes
Can often be replaced by '-도록 하다' (directive/purpose) or '-게 만들다' (making someone become a certain way).
