N1 makes N2 do ... (coercive)
N1 lets N2 do ... (permissive)
私はむすめを大学へ／に行かせる。
I
make my daughter go to college.
(My daughter doesn’t want to go to college.)
私はむすめに大学へ／に行かせる。
I let my daughter go to college.
(My daughter wants to go to college.)
Causative sentence is not used when N2 is
higher in status or age than N1.
When N2 is equal or
superior to N1, use te-form of the verb + もらう／いただく
先生にこの本を読んでいただきました。(Our teacher read this book for us.)
Transitive
Verbs
make ... do; let ... do
N1 が N2 に (〜を)~
N1 が N2 に (〜を) 〜
N1 makes N2
do ... (coercive)
N1 lets N2 do ... (permissive)
林さんは本田さんにビールを飲ませた。
Hayashi made Honda drink beer.
(Honda didn't want to drink beer.)
林さんは本田さんにむりやりビールを飲ませた。
(むりやり= forcing)
林さんは本田さんにビールを飲ませた。
Hayashi let Honda drink beer.
(Honda wants to drink beer.)
Permission
to do something
Please let me do…
Te-form of causative form +
ください
先生、もっとしゅくだいをさせてください。(Please
let me do more homework assignments.)
お母さん、毎日ごはんを作らせてください。(Mother, please let me cook everyday.)
request for permission (polite)
-- IJ - 3-2
Would you p lease let me do…
te-form of causative verbs +
いただけないでしょうか。
先生、もっと宿題をさせていただけないでしょうか。(Would
you please let me do more homework assignments.)
asking not to make you do something
Please don't make me do…
Neg. te-form of causative verbs +
ください
先生、あまりしゅくだいをさせないでください。(Please
don't make me do so many homework assignments.)
