Use of Got
- 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.
میں نے گاڑی دھلوائی۔
• I got the shoes polished.
میں نے جوتے پالش کروائے۔
• I got the mobile repaired.
میں نے موبائل ٹھیک کروایا۔
• I will get the job done.
میں کام کروا دوں گا۔
• She will get the ticket booked.
وہ ٹکٹ بک کروا لےگی۔
• They may get the house painted.
شاید وہ گھر رنگ کروا لیں۔
• The house got damaged.
گھر تباہ ہوگیا۔
• The food got wasted.
کھانا ضائع ہوگیا۔
• My internet got disconnected.
میرا انٹرنیٹ بند ہوگیا
Use of Make him/me/them
- 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.
اس سے کھانا پکواؤ
• Make him read this page.
یہ صفحہ اس سے پڑھواؤ۔
• Make him distribute these rewards.
یہ انعامات اس سے تقسیم کرواؤ۔
• Make him polish the shoes.
جوتے اس سے پالش کرواؤ۔
• Make him iron the clothes.
کپڑے اس سے استری کرواؤ۔
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.
میں اس سے اسکے بارے میں چند لائنیں لکھواؤں گا۔
• Will you make him clean the house?
کیا تم اس سے گھر صاف کروا لوگے؟
• I made him write a letter.
میں نے اس سےخط لکھوایا۔
• Can you make him write a letter for me?
کیا تم اس سے میرے لئے ایک خط لکھوا سکتے ہو؟
• The manager made him work an extra week.
مینجر نے اس سے ایک ہفتہ مزید کام کروایا۔
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.
مجھے دروازے کے باہر انتظار کروایا گیا۔