Editing Causative (section)

===Two verbs in one predicate===
A number of languages involve a form of analytic causative that involves two verbs in a single predicate, such as [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Catalan language|Catalan]].<ref name=Dixon />{{rp|35}} For example, when French ''faire'' is used as a causative, the causee noun phrase cannot occur between it and the next verb.{{refn|Comrie, B. (1976). "The syntax of causative constructions: cross-language similarities and divergencies." pp. 261–312. In Shibantani 1976.<ref>Shibatani, M., ed. (1976). ''Syntax and semantics'', Vol VI, ''The grammar of causative constructions.'' New York: Academic Press.</ref>}}

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| je ferai manger les gâteaux à Jean
| 1SG.A make+FUT+1SG eat+INF the cakes PREP Jean
| "I will make Jean eat the cakes."<ref name=Dixon />{{rp|35}}
}}

Unlike most other [[Romance languages]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] uses a periphrastic construction like that of [[English language|English]], discussed below.

[[Kiowa language|Kiowa]] uses a similar mechanism. Verbs can be compounded with the transitive verb ''ɔ́m'' to create a causative:{{refn|Watkins, L.J. (1984). ''A grammar of Kiowa'' Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 153. Cited in Dixon (2000).<ref name=Dixon/>{{rp|35}}}}

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| bé-k<sup>h</sup>ó-ày-ɔ́m
| 2SG.A-now-start.off-CAUS+IMP
| "Go ahead and run it [the tape recorder]!" ({{lit}} "make it start off")
}}