〜させる（使役）
- Pattern
- 〜させる（使役）
- Level
- N4
- Reading
- 〜させる is the causative form, used to describe making someone do something (coercive) or letting them do it (permissive). It attaches to verbs: Group 1 ends in -せる (e.g. 書かせる), Group 2 ends in -させる (e.g. 食べさせる). It contrasts with 〜られる (passive), which describes receiving an action, whereas causative describes directing an action. level: N4, nuance: neutral but can sound forceful depending on the power dynamic.
- Meaning
- to make or let someone do something (causative)
- Example
母は弟に部屋を掃除させました。 My mother made my younger brother clean his room.