Causative verbs
When someone makes or lets someone else do something, use a causative verb structure. The two most common causative verbs in Spanish are hacer (to make) and dejar (to let/allow).
Spanish pairs the conjugated form of hacer or dejar directly with an infinitive verb. To show who is being made or allowed to act, place an object pronoun (me, te, lo, la, nos, los, or las) immediately before the conjugated verb.
[Object pronoun] + [conjugated hacer / dejar] + [infinitive]
| The illusionist makes them enter a trance. | El ilusionista los hace entrar en trance. |
| The illusionist makes you snap your fingers. | El ilusionista te hace chasquear los dedos. |
The same structure applies with dejar:
| Then, he lets them rest deeply. | Luego, él los deja descansar profundamente. |
| He lets us see the illusion. | Él nos deja ver la ilusión. |
Negatives
To say someone does not make or let another person do something, place no immediately before the object pronoun.
| He does not let me remember the trick. | Él no me deja recordar el truco. |
| He does not let you influence the unconscious subject. | Él no te deja sugestionar al sujeto inconsciente. |
In context
In longer sentences, the pronoun, the causative verb, and the infinitive stay tightly grouped together.
| To influence the subject, the illusionist makes him forget everything. | Para sugestionar al sujeto, el ilusionista lo hace olvidar todo. |
| When she hypnotizes us, she makes us forget our problems. | Cuando ella nos hipnotiza, nos hace olvidar nuestros problemas. |
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