N3 grammar · Lesson 21

Made to and allowed to: 「〜させてもらう」

一年生いちねんせいのときは、毎日まいにちボール拾ひろいをさせられました。

The causative-passive 「〜させられる」 for being made to and “can’t help but”; 「〜させてもらう」 「〜させていただく」 for being allowed to.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Making the causative-passive
  2. 02Being made to: 「Aは Bに 〜させられる」
  3. 03「考かんがえさせられる」: can’t help but …
  4. 04「〜させてもらう」 「〜させていただく」: being allowed to
  5. 05Asking permission: from direct to polite
  6. 06Compared with similar expressions

Practice

  • Match each dictionary form to its causative-passive
  • Choose the correct causative-passive
  • What does this sentence mean?
  • What would you say?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the given form
  • Put the pieces in order

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