Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn the polite request pattern using the causative te-form for asking permission.
- Form and connection: [VerbCausative formて形] ください
- Nuance in real use: させてください is the most elegant proactive request in Japanese — you're not just asking permission, you're expressing that you really want to do it. In Japanese job interviews, a well-timed "please let me work here" can be decisive.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn the polite request pattern using the causative te-form for asking permission.
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
Show answer
[VerbCausative formて形] くださいShow answer
Please let me introduce myself.Show answer
明日あした休やすませてください。 ([VerbCausative formて形] ください)Continue learning
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