使役形 Make/Let someone do
Core meaning - Make/Let someone do
Form - くる→こさせる; する→させる; 書く→書かせる; 食べる→食べさせる; 飲む→飲ませる
Usage - Focus on the highlighted segment in each example; surrounding words can change while the pattern function stays the same.
Use this pattern for its grammatical function, not as a literal word-by-word translation.
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を = make (coercion), に = let (permission)
- 子供を行かせた (made the child go)
- 子供に行かせた (let the child go)
させてください for polite requests
- 説明させてください (Please let me explain)
Causative-passive させられる = "was made to"
- 野菜を食べさせられた (I was made to eat vegetables)
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