GRAMMAR
る・動詞・辞書形（使役形）
make one do ~ (causative)
Explanation
NOTE
The causative form lets you express making or letting someone do something. It shows that one person causes another person's action.
NOTE
For る-verbs, drop the final る and add させる. For example, たべる becomes たべさせる (make someone eat), and みる becomes みさせる (make someone watch).
STRUCTURE
Vる
させる母は子供に野菜を食べさせる。
Haha wa kodomo ni yasai o tabesaseru.
The mother makes the child eat vegetables.
先生は学生にビデオを見させた。
Sensei wa gakusei ni bideo o misaseta.
The teacher made the students watch a video.
彼は弟に早く起きさせた。
Kare wa otōto ni hayaku okisaseta.
He made his younger brother wake up early.
Practice exercises
1
監督は選手たちに毎日練習を続けさせる。
The coach makes the players continue practice every day.
Answer
続けさせる
2
上司は部下に報告書を書き直させた。
The boss made the subordinate rewrite the report.
Answer
書き直させた
3
先生は学生に野菜を食べさせた。
The teacher made the students eat vegetables.
Answer
食べさせた
4
母は子供を早く寝させた。
The mother made the child sleep early.
Answer
寝させた
5
父は息子に服を着させた。
The father made his son put on clothes.
Answer
着させた
6
母は私に野菜を食べさせる。
My mother makes me eat vegetables.
Answer
食べさせる
7
父は弟に部屋を片づけさせた。
My father made my younger brother tidy up the room.
Answer
片づけさせた
8
親は子供に早く寝させる。
The parents make their children go to sleep early.
Answer
寝させる