Grammar

-게 하다

make, cause to

Form

Verb/adjective stem + -게 하다 — “cause to do, make”.

Function

Causative construction that causes someone or something to act or reach a state.

Why this form?

-도록 하다 — “see to it that” may give an instruction or goal; -게 하다 directly conveys causation.

How to build it

Stem + -게 + 하다. Tense and speech level are marked on 하다. In 아이를 웃게 하다, 아이를 is the person caused to laugh.

Forms not to confuse

-도록 하다

내일까지 끝내도록 하세요. — Make sure to finish by tomorrow.

Examples

지민을 움직이게 한다. — Make Jimin move.

선생님이 학생들을 웃게 했어요. — The teacher made the students laugh.

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