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Causative Verbs: Making & Having Things Done
Did you cut your own hair, or did you have it cut? Causative verbal constructions express that the subject causes another agent to perform an action.
🇫🇷 French: Faire + Infinitif
French tightly binds the conjugated form of faire directly with the base infinitive:
Je fais réparer ma voiture. (I am having my car repaired.)
🇩🇪 German: Lassen + Infinitiv
German uses the versatile modal-like verb lassen (to let/allow/cause):
Ich lasse mir die Haare schneiden. (I am getting my hair cut.)
🇪🇸 Spanish: Hacer / Mandar + Infinitivo
Spanish employs hacer (force/cause) or mandar (commission/order):
Hice pintar la casa. (I had the house painted.)