Use of Got

  1. In a previous lecture, we studied the use of ‘Make’. For instance, ‘I made him write a letter’ [mai ny us sy khat likhwaya]. That means you’re forcing someone to work for you. But, in case of ‘Get’, you may or may not skip that 3rd person who is working for you. For instance, ‘I got a letter written by him‘ gives the same meaning, i.e., [mai ney us sy khat likhwaya] but, the style is different. If you skip [by him/her/them etc.], the meaning would be: [mai ney khat likhwaya]. Here, in this context, we are not sure who actually wrote that letter. I have given some more examples below.

In case of ‘Make’, use first form of verb. But, in case of ‘Get’, use 3rd form of verb.

Examples

 • I got the car washed.

• I got the shoes polished.

• I got the mobile repaired.

• I will get the job done.

• She will get the ticket booked.

• They may get the house painted.

• The house got damaged.

• The food got wasted.

• My internet got disconnected.

Use of Make him/me/them

  1. Sometimes, you order someone directly. For instance, ‘write a letter’. In this sentence, you are directly talking to a person, and trying to request or order for an action. But, when you involve a 3rd person for the same action, you have to use ‘make’ additionally. For example, ‘Make him write a letter’. | us sy khat likhwao.

 Make + him/her/them + verb (I) + Object

 • Make him cook the food.

• Make him read this page.

• Make him distribute these rewards.

• Make him polish the shoes.

• Make him iron the clothes.

This structure is quite similar to ‘let him + verb (i)’. For instance, let him read this book. | usey ye kitab perhne do. In other words, we get the same function by using these two structures, i.e., the 3rd person will perform some action. Furthermore, you can use the above structure in tenses as well. For example:


• I will make him write some lines about it.

• Will you make him clean the house?

• I made him write a letter.

• Can you make him write a letter for me?

• The manager made him work an extra week.Do not use infinitive ‘to’ in simple sentences but in passive structures, you can use ‘to’. For example, I was made to wait outside the door.