Lesson 23
Causative Form
- 1 使役形 shiekikei Make or let someone do The form for making, or letting, someone else do something.
- 2 人を / 人に + 使役形 hito o / hito ni + shiekikei Showing who was made to do it The causative sentence — showing who had to do the work.
- 3 〜せて あげます / 〜せて ください ~sete agemasu / ~sete kudasai Let them do / please let me do One single form — sometimes "make", sometimes "let".
- 4 V 使役形 の て-form + いただけませんか V-sete itadakemasen ka Would you let me ~? The politest way to ask permission at work.
- 5 使役受身形 shiekiukemikei Was made to do it The form for something you did not want to do but were made to do.