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 我早点儿回家。
māma ràng wǒ zǎo diǎnr huí jiā.
Mom tells me to come home early.
老师不 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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