A question related to Causative Verb: Make.
Hello, sir/madam, I've a question related to the Causative Verb: Make. Please, could you tell me what the sentence means? The sentence is: "She makes her children learn English."
One of my school teachers told me that, "She teaches her children English," but I don't think so.
So, what does it mean?

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A question related to Causative Verb: Make.
Hello, sir/madam, I've a question related to the Causative Verb: Make. Please, could you tell me what the sentence means? The sentence is: "She makes her children learn English."
 One of my school teachers told me that, "She teaches her children English," but I don't think so.
 So, what does it mean?

Answer

In this context, "make"  is forceful.

She forces her children to learn English. 
She obligates her children to learn English.
She causes her children to learn English.
Her children learned English well, because she made them learn it.
If my mom didn't make me learn English, I wouldn't be able to speak it today.
I don't want to learn English, but she makes me (do/learn it).

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