Verb

Causative form 〜させる

  • A conjugation of Japanese verbs, which is used to indicate that someone causes or allows someone else to do an action.
  • To form the causative form of a verb, follow the following three rules depending on the verb group:
    - Group 1: Replace the ending u-vowel with the a-vowel and add せる.
    - Group 2: Replace the ending る with させる.
    - Group 3: Follow the unique rule.
  • The causative form is often used in the following two patterns:

    In the case of Intransitive verbs (with no direct object):
    [Causer] は [Acter] を V(causative)。

    In the case of transitive verbs (with a direct object):
    [Causer] は [Actor] に [Object] を V(causative)。


    - V(causative): An action described by the causative-form verb
    - Actor: A person (or thing) who does the action
    - Causer: A person (or thing) that causes the actor to do the action
    - Object: A thing (or person) that is affected by the action

Meaning

cause someone to do; make someone do

Example Sentences

  • 先生(せんせい)は、学生(がくせい)を立(た)たせました。
    The teacher made the student stand up.
  • 飲(の)み会(かい)で、部長(ぶちょう)は田中(たなか)さんを踊(おど)らせました。
    At a drinking party, the director made Tanaka-san dance.
  • 母(はは)は、私(わたし)に、弟(おとうと)の服(ふく)を変(か)えさせました。
    My mother made me change my younger brother's clothes.
  • 社長(しゃちょう)は、山田(やまだ)さんに、壁(かべ)に絵(え)を掛(か)けさせた。
    The president made Yamada-san hang a picture on the wall.
  • お母(かあ)さんは、子(こ)どもを歯医者(はいしゃ)に行(い)かせた。
    The mother made her child go to the dentist.
  • 母(はは)は、子(こ)どもに野菜(やさい)を食(た)べさせた。
    The mother made her child eat vegetables.
  • 父(ちち)は私(わたし)に、本(ほん)を読(よ)ませました。
    My father made me read a book.
  • お酒(さけ)をたくさん飲(の)ませるのはよくないです。
    It's not good to make someone drink a lot of alcohol.
  • 子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)、父(ちち)は僕(ぼく)に剣道(けんどう)や柔道(じゅうどう)を習(なら)わせました。
    When I was a child, my father made me learn kendo and judo.
  • それなのに、毎週(まいしゅう)、父(ちち)は僕(ぼく)を練習(れんしゅう)に行(い)かせました。
    And yet, my father made me go to practice every week.

Tags

JLPT N4