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使役形(〜させる / 〜せる)

JLPT N4 Causative

to 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

  • させまし

    Haha wa kodomo ni yasai o tabesasemashita.

    The mother made her child eat vegetables.

  • まし

    Sensei wa gakusei ni sakubun o kakasemashita.

    The teacher had the students write essays.

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