〜させられる
Conjugation:be made to do
Being made to do something, usually something you did not want to do: "was made to…".
Conjugation rules
- Start from the causative and replace る with られる: 食べさせる becomes 食べさせられる.
- godan verbs usually take a shorter form: change the last う-sound to its あ-sound and add される, so 書く becomes 書かされる. The long form 書かせられる is also correct.
- Godan verbs ending in す keep the long form, because the short one would stack two さ: 話す becomes 話させられる.
- The person who made you do it is marked with に.
Examples
godan
書く(to write)書かされる
godan ending in う
買う(to buy)買わされる
godan ending in す
話す(to speak)話させられるnot 話さされる
ichidan
食べる(to eat)食べさせられる
irregular
する(to do)させられる
来る(to come)来させられる
Example sentences
子供の頃、毎日ピアノを練習させられました。
As a child, I was made to practise the piano every day.
先輩にお酒を飲まされました。
My senior made me drink.
Notes
- It usually means the speaker did not want to. When you were allowed to do something and are glad of it, use 〜させてもらう: 休ませてもらった (they let me take a break).