N4 Verb Forms

使役しえき受身うけみ形けい: meaning, usage and examples

使役しえき受身うけみ形けい means: Verb Causative passive-form.

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Examples

1. 飲のませられる、食たべさせられる、させられる、来こさせられる

   [Causative passive-form] of drink, eat, do, come

2. 長ながい時間じかん待またせられました。

   I was made to wait for a long time.

3. 子供こどものころ、母ははに野菜やさいを食たべさせられました。

   When I was a child, my mother made me eat vegetables.

4. 毎日まいにち一いち時間じかんピアノを練習れんしゅうさせられました。

   I was made to practice the piano for an hour every day.

5. 駅えきで三十分さんじゅっぷんも待またされました。

   I was kept waiting at the station for thirty minutes.

When to use it

The causative passive means "to be made to do something," usually against your will. The person who was forced is the subject, and the person who forced them is marked with に. 母ははに野菜やさいを食たべさせられました means "My mother made me eat vegetables." It is used for chores, tasks and experiences you did not want.

Nuance

It almost always carries a feeling of reluctance or annoyance. For Group 1 verbs the short form (飲のまされる, 待またされる) is more common in speech than the long form. Verbs ending in す, such as 話はなす, do not use the short form: 話はなさせられる, 話はなさされる.

Compare

Causative vs causative passive: 母ははは私わたしに野菜やさいを食たべさせた (my mother made me eat vegetables, the mother is the subject) vs 私わたしは母ははに野菜やさいを食たべさせられた (I was made to eat vegetables by my mother, I am the subject). Plain passive is different again: 野菜やさいを食たべられた (someone ate my vegetables).

Tip: Build it in two steps: make the causative (飲のませる), then make that Group 2 verb passive (飲のませられる).

More on this in Japanese passive and causative forms.