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GRAMMAR
う・動詞・辞書形(使役形)
make one do ~ (causative)
Explanation
NOTE

The causative form of う-verbs expresses making or letting someone do something. The person in control uses this form to show they caused another's action.

NOTE

For う-verbs, change the final -u sound to the -a row and add せる. For example, かくかかせる, よむよませる, はなすはなさせる.

STRUCTURE
Vu
a + せる
先生せんせい学生がくせい作文さくぶんかせた
Sensei wa gakusei ni sakubun o kakaseta.
The teacher made the students write an essay.
はは子供こどもほんませた
Haha wa kodomo ni hon o yomaseta.
The mother made the child read a book.
部長ぶちょう社員しゃいんたせた
Buchō wa shain o mataseta.
The department head made the employees wait.

Practice exercises

1
部長ぶちょう新入しんにゅう社員しゃいん報告書ほうこくしょませた
The department head made the new employee read the report.
Answer
ませた
2
監督かんとく選手せんしゅたちにきびしい練習れんしゅうおこなわせた
The coach made the players do intense training.
Answer
おこなわせた
3
ははわたし部屋へや掃除そうじさせた
My mother made me clean the room.
Answer
させた
4
先生せんせい生徒せいとほんませた
The teacher made the students read a book.
Answer
ませた
5
上司じょうし部下ぶかさん十分ぷんたせた
The boss made the subordinate wait for thirty minutes.
Answer
たせた
6
先生は学生に日本語をはなさせます
The teacher makes the student speak Japanese.
Answer
はなさせます
7
母は子どもに野菜をべさせる
My mother makes the child eat vegetables.
Answer
べさせる
8
ははわたし野菜やさいべさせた
My mother made me eat vegetables.
Answer
べさせた