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PASSIVE VOICE

DİKKAT!!!
Make + someone + do + something yapısı “passive” (edilgen) yapıya dönüştürüldüğünde “be made to” şeklinde
kullanılır.

▪ The director made me apologise to my colleague for my rude behaviour. (Active)
▪ I was made to apologise to my colleague for my rude behaviour. (Passive)

Have + someone + do something: Bir işin parayla ya da rica ile yaptırıldığı durumlarda kullanılır.
▪ The landlord had the gardener mow the grass after he was done with trimming.

▪ It would be better if we had an interior designer decorate the house.
Let + someone + do + something: Bir işin yapılmasına izin verildiğinde kullanılır.

▪ Unless parents let their children make their own decisions, they cannot become independent individuals.
▪ It may sound strange, but some companies let their customers decide how much to pay for a product that they
want to buy.

DİKKAT!!!

Let + someone + do + something passive (edilgen) yapıya “be allowed to” şeklinde çevrilir.
▪ My parents let me drive at weekends only.
I’m allowed to drive at weekends only.

▪ The school management does not let students use their smartphones at school.
Students are not allowed to use their smartphones at school.
Get + someone + to do + something: Birinin, bir işi yapmaya ikna ya da razı edildiği durumlarda kullanılır.

▪ No matter how hard Jane tried, she could not get her spouse to go on a cruise tour.
▪ With the great determination they showed during the 20-day strike, workers have been able to get their managers
to increase their salaries by 80 per cent.

Have / get + something + done: Başkası tarafından yapılan bir işi vurgulamak için kullanılır. Bu yapıda, işi kimin
yaptığı önemli değildir.

▪ As Tom’s French is not good enough to understand such a complicated research paper, he had / got it translated
into English.
▪ Even if you believe your cats are totally healthy, you should have / get them vaccinated regularly.

DİKKAT!!!

Have / get +something + done yapısı aynı zamanda kaza ya da talihsizliklerden söz ederken “passive” (edilgen)
yapı yerine de kullanılabilir.

▪ All our money was stolen when we were on holiday in Paris. (Passive)
We had all our money stolen when we were on holiday in Paris. (Causative)

▪ My daughter’s arm was injured while she was playing volleyball last weekend. (Passive)
My daughter had her arm injured while she was playing volleyball last weekend. (Causative)

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