Make (somebody) A, this is coercive or forced onto the object of the sentence.
- Make (somebody) A, this is coercive or forced onto the object of the sentence.
- Allow (somebody) to A, this is permission from the subject to the object.
- Make (somebody) A, because of the subject; the object is caused to A
子供のころ、お母さんは私に野菜を食べさせた。
When I was a child, Mom made me eat vegetables.
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受験のため、両親は子供を毎日勉強させるのは普通だ。
It's common for parents to make their children study every day for the (entrance) exams.
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お母さん、いや!私は先週やったので、今度はお兄さんに片付けさせて。
No, mom! I did it last week, so make (my) brother clean up this time.
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女の子は自分の妹を泣かせました。
That little girl made her own little sister cry.
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娘にピアノを習わせたい。
I want to make my daughter learn the piano.
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母は私にトイレを掃除させた。
Mom made me clean the bathroom.
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父は兄を問い詰め、洗いざらいしゃべらせた。
Dad pressed my older brother and made him talk about everything.
Getting the sentences
1. Determine if it's a godan or ichidan verb
How do I determine the type of the verb?
2. Conjugating the verbs
Godan verbs
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
Ichidan verbs
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to さ (sa)
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to さ (sa)
Special cases
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こさ.
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こさ.
2. Add せる to make the causative form.
Conjugation examples
Let's conjugate the godan verb 書く/かく (to write):
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかせる (to be made to write/to be allowed to write)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべさ
2. たべさ -> たべさせる (to be made to eat/to be allowed to eat)
Related Expressions
Causative Passive/させられる (使役受身)
Where this grammar is found
User notes
ナイコウ3611
Level: 1
(9 years ago)
To be coercive, the を particle will be used in most case.
(A) 受験のため、両親は子供 に 毎日一生懸命勉強させる。(not very natural)
(B) 受験のため、両親は子供 を 毎日一生懸命勉強させる。(perfect)
Parents will make their children study hard for entrance exam. (coersive)
However, to avoid double usage of a particle, exception happened.
(A) 私は娘 を フランス語 を 勉強させた。(incorrect)
(B) 私は娘 に フランス語 を 勉強させた。(perfect)
I made or I let my daughter study French.
To specify whether you made or you let, you can use ~てあげる* to mean "let", so
(C) 私は娘 に フランス語 を 勉強させてあげる。
I let my daughter study French. (permissive)
*It's not limited for ~てあげる, the variant ~てくれる/もらう can also be used.
-summarized from the grammar's discussion below and Meadowlake's post on Lang-8
(A) 受験のため、両親は子供 に 毎日一生懸命勉強させる。(not very natural)
(B) 受験のため、両親は子供 を 毎日一生懸命勉強させる。(perfect)
Parents will make their children study hard for entrance exam. (coersive)
However, to avoid double usage of a particle, exception happened.
(A) 私は娘 を フランス語 を 勉強させた。(incorrect)
(B) 私は娘 に フランス語 を 勉強させた。(perfect)
I made or I let my daughter study French.
To specify whether you made or you let, you can use ~てあげる* to mean "let", so
(C) 私は娘 に フランス語 を 勉強させてあげる。
I let my daughter study French. (permissive)
*It's not limited for ~てあげる, the variant ~てくれる/もらう can also be used.
-summarized from the grammar's discussion below and Meadowlake's post on Lang-8
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Allow (somebody) to A, this is permission from the subject to the object.
- Make (somebody) A, this is coercive or forced onto the object of the sentence.
- Allow (somebody) to A, this is permission from the subject to the object.
- Make (somebody) A, because of the subject; the object is caused to A
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昨日お父さんの車を運転させてもらったけど、すぐに事故を起こしてしまった。
Yesterday my father let me drive his car, but I quickly got into an accident.
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あの猿にバナナを食べさせないで!少しでも食べたら、もっと欲しがるからさ。
Don't let that monkey have a banana! If he eats even a little of it, he'll want more.
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息子はあの映画をすごく見たがっているけど、よくないので見させません。
My son really wants to watch that movie, but it's not any good so I won't let him watch it.
Getting the sentences
1. Determine if it's a godan or ichidan verb
How do I determine the type of the verb?
2. Conjugating the verbs
Godan verbs
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
Ichidan verbs
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to さ (sa)
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to さ (sa)
Special cases
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こさ.
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こさ.
2. Add せる to make the causative form.
Conjugation examples
Let's conjugate the godan verb 書く/かく (to write):
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかせる (to be made to write/to be allowed to write)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべさ
2. たべさ -> たべさせる (to be made to eat/to be allowed to eat)
Where this grammar is found
User notes
ナイコウ3611
Level: 1
(9 years ago)
While to be permissive, the に particle, on the other hand, will mostly be used.
(A) 私は息子 に フランス に 行かせてあげる。(not very natural)
(B) 私は息子 を フランス に 行かせてあげる。(perfect)
I let my son goes to France.
~てあげる* used to specify that you are "letting". Depending on the context, the meaning will be hardly specified without it.
(C) 私は息子 を フランス に 行かせる。
I make or I let my son goes to France. (The context seems mean that you are "making", not "letting", though it's still unclear)
*It's not limited for ~てあげる, the variant ~てくれる/もらう can also be used.
-summarized from the grammar's discussion below and Meadowlake's post on Lang-8
(A) 私は息子 に フランス に 行かせてあげる。(not very natural)
(B) 私は息子 を フランス に 行かせてあげる。(perfect)
I let my son goes to France.
~てあげる* used to specify that you are "letting". Depending on the context, the meaning will be hardly specified without it.
(C) 私は息子 を フランス に 行かせる。
I make or I let my son goes to France. (The context seems mean that you are "making", not "letting", though it's still unclear)
*It's not limited for ~てあげる, the variant ~てくれる/もらう can also be used.
-summarized from the grammar's discussion below and Meadowlake's post on Lang-8
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Make (somebody) A, because of the subject; the object is caused to A
- Make (somebody) A, this is coercive or forced onto the object of the sentence.
- Allow (somebody) to A, this is permission from the subject to the object.
- Make (somebody) A, because of the subject; the object is caused to A
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両親を安心させるために、バイトが終わったらすぐ連絡してね。
So your parents can be relieved, contact them soon after you finish your part-time job.
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だいきは一週間家に帰らなかったので、両親をとても心配させました。
Daiki hasn't come back home in a week, so his parents are really worried.
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彼の行動は私を非常に驚かせた。
He really surprised me with his actions.
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彼をあのお店まで走らせたのはどうしてですか?
Why did you make him run to that store?
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あのクラスを静かにさせたの?どうやって?
You made that class quiet down? How?
Getting the sentences
1. Determine if it's a godan or ichidan verb
How do I determine the type of the verb?
2. Conjugating the verbs
Godan verbs
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
Ichidan verbs
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to さ (sa)
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to さ (sa)
Special cases
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こさ.
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こさ.
2. Add せる to make the causative form.
Conjugation examples
Let's conjugate the godan verb 書く/かく (to write):
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかせる (to be made to write/to be allowed to write)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべさ
2. たべさ -> たべさせる (to be made to eat/to be allowed to eat)
Related Expressions
Causative Passive/させられる (使役受身)
Where this grammar is found
User notes
Javona
Level: 1
(12 years ago)
When using this construction to mean "Make (somebody) A; because of the subject, the object is caused to A" it is usually only used for emotional types of actions such as relief, worry, laugh, cry. excitement, etc.
For example:
先生が怒って、私をなかせました。
When the teacher got angry, he made me cry.
For example:
先生が怒って、私をなかせました。
When the teacher got angry, he made me cry.
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Discussion about this grammar