让 ràng

让(ràng)means “make/let someone do: causative 让”. 让 is the basic causative: 让 + person + verb means to make, let, or ask that person do something (Mom tells me to come home early). Formation: 让 + 人 + 动词(否定:不让)

make/let someone do: causative 让

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Formation

让 + 人 + 动词(否定:不让)

Explanation

让 is the basic causative: 让 + person + verb means to make, let, or ask that person do something (Mom tells me to come home early). The person after 让 is both its object and the doer of the second verb. Negative 不让 = not allow.

Examples

妈妈 让 我早点儿回家。
māma ràng wǒ zǎo diǎnr huí jiā.
Mom tells me to come home early.
老师不 让 我们说话。
lǎoshī bú ràng wǒmen shuōhuà.
The teacher doesn't let us talk.

Note

Negate before 让 (妈妈不让我去), not before the second verb.

FAQ

让 — what does it mean and how is it used?

make/let someone do: causative 让. 让 is the basic causative: 让 + person + verb means to make, let, or ask that person do something (Mom tells me to come home early). The person after 让 is both its object and the doer of the second verb. Negative 不让 = not allow.

让 — how do you form it?

让 + 人 + 动词(否定:不让)

让 — any usage notes?

Negate before 让 (妈妈不让我去), not before the second verb.

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