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Side Quest 6: Causative Form
In this lesson，I will teach you how to convert Japanese verbs to Causative Form.
What Does Causative Form Mean?
| Causative Form in Japanese means “let somebody do something”. For Example， 子供に野菜を食べさせる means “let children eat vegetables”. The causative form is often translated as “let somebody do something.” However, depending on the context, it may be more natural to translate it as “make somebody do something,” or use expressions like “keep somebody doing something” to indicate continued action. |
How to convert Japanese Verbs to Causative Form?
| Type-1 Verb：change the u-hiragana to a-hiragana and add せる in the end. For example，書く→書かせる. But please note that there is an exception. When it is a verb that looks like xx-う，for example，会う，then you need to change う to わ，not あ，so it will be 会う→会わせる. Type-2 Verb：change the る in the end to させる. For example，食べる→食べさせる Type-3 Verb： change the する in the end toさせる. For example，勉強する→勉強させる Irregular Verb：check out the table below |
Examples:
| Example | Reading | Causative Form |
|---|---|---|
| 会う | あう | 会わせる |
| 行く | いく | 行かせる |
| 押す | おす | 押させる |
| 打つ | うつ | 打たせる |
| 死ぬ | しぬ | 死なせる |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | 呼ばせる |
| 飲む | のむ | 飲ませる |
| やる | やる | やらせる |
| 食べる | たべる | 食べさせる |
| 勉強する | べんきょうする | 勉強させる |
| 来る | くる | 来（こ）させる |
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