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GRAMMAR
う・動詞・受身形
to be made to do ~ (passive causative)
Explanation
NOTE

The passive-causative of u-verbs means 'to be made to do something'.

上司じょうし残業ざんぎょうせられた
I was made to work overtime by my boss.
Full form: させられた
おやあやまされた
I was made to apologize by my parents.
Contracted form: された (casual speech)
NOTE

Full form: ない-stem + せられる. Contracted to される in casual speech.

NOTE

The person who forces the action is marked with .

STRUCTURE
Vない
せられる
子供こどもころピアノぴあのせられた
Kodomo no koro, piano o hikaserareta.
When I was a child, I was made to play the piano.
わたし長時間ちょうじかんせられた
Watashi wa chōjikan mataserareta.
I was made to wait for a long time.
先輩せんぱい荷物にもつされた
Senpai ni nimotsu o motasareta.
I was made to carry luggage by my senior.

Practice exercises

1
入社にゅうしゃしたばかりのころ毎晩まいばん上司じょうしませられた
When I had just joined the company, I was made to drink by my boss every night.
Answer
ませられたまされた
2
わたし先生せんせい廊下ろうかたせられた
I was made to stand in the hallway by the teacher.
Answer
たせられたたされた
3
子供こどもころおやピアノぴあのかせられた
When I was a child, I was made to play the piano by my parents.
Answer
かせられたかされた
4
先輩せんぱい荷物にもつたせられた
I was made to carry luggage by my senior.
Answer
たせられたたされた
5
わたし長時間ちょうじかんたせられたのがつらかった。
Being made to wait for a long time was hard.
Answer
たせられたたされた