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Lesson

Have Someone Do (让/请/叫)

1. Explain it simply

The pattern is [Subject] + 让/请/叫 + [Person] + [Verb phrase].

The middle person is the object of 让/请/叫 and also the subject of the second verb, so it always sits right after 让/请/叫.

让 = have/let someone do it; 请 = invite or please someone to do it; 叫 = tell or ask someone to do it.

2. Show examples

老师让我们看书。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen kàn shū.

The teacher has us read.

让 = have someone do

我请你吃饭。

Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn.

I'm treating you to a meal.

请 = invite someone

妈妈叫我回家。

Māma jiào wǒ huí jiā.

Mom tells me to come home.

叫 = tell someone

3. Share a tip

The person always comes right after 让/请/叫 and before the second verb. Never put the verb phrase before that person.