Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn the causative-passive form expressing "being forced to do" — combining causative and passive for a sense of compulsion.
- Form and connection: [Verb使役受身形]
- Nuance in real use: The causative-passive is one of the most emotionally dense forms in Japanese grammar — it compresses "someone made me" and "I was subjected to this" into a single verb conjugation. In conversations about Japanese workplaces, this form is almost everywhere.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn the causative-passive form expressing "being forced to do" — combining causative and passive for a sense of compulsion.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
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[Verb使役受身形]Show answer
I'm forced to work overtime every day.Show answer
会議かいぎで発言はつげんさせられた。 ([Verb使役受身形])Continue learning
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