使役形（〜させる / 〜せる）
JLPT N4 Causativeto make or let someone do
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The causative expresses making or allowing someone to act. Ru-verbs replace る with させる (食べさせる), u-verbs change the final sound to the a-row plus せる (読ませる), and する becomes させる. The person caused to act takes に with transitive verbs and を with intransitive verbs.
Examples
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Haha wa kodomo ni yasai o tabesasemashita.
The mother made her child eat vegetables.
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Sensei wa gakusei ni sakubun o kakasemashita.
The teacher had the students write essays.