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Patterns: Causative

In this drill, we'll practice using the causative (-saseru/-seru) form to say "(Somebody) makes/lets (somebody else) do something."

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He lets the dog play.Kare wa inu ni asobaseru.
I will have her buy breakfast.Kanojo ni asagohan o kawaseru.
The teacher makes the students read the book every day.Sensei wa gakusen ni mainichi hon o yomaseru.
I'll make the kids eat the sushi.Kodomotachi ni sushi o tabesaseru.
I'll have him come tomorrow.Kare ni ashita kosaseru.
The teacher will make the kids study.Sensei wa kodomotachi ni benkyou saseru.
I'll have Mr. Satou do it.Satou-san ni saseru.
He let them watch watch the television.Kare wa karera ni terebi o misemashita.
He didn't let her watch the movie.Kare wa kanojo ni eiga o misemasen deshita.
Bill had Budd and O-Ren kill Beatrice.Biru ha Buddu to O-Ren ni Biatrisu o korosasemashita.
Mr. Nelson made Satou-san do it at the office.Neruson-shi wa Satou-san ni jimushou de sore o sasemashita.
I wouldn't let the kids eat pizza.Kodomotachi ni pizza o tabesasemasen deshita.
I want to make her do it.Watashi wa kanojo ni sore o sasetai desu.
I wanted to let Mom do it.Haha ni sore o sasetakatta desu.
I want to make my wife study Japanese.Kanai ni nihongo o benkyou sasetai desu.
I don't want to make him do it.Kare ni sore o sasetakunai desu.
I didn't want to make the children eat it.Kodomotachi ni sore tabesasetakunakatta desu.
Shall we let the kids watch TV?Kodomotachi no terebi o misemashou ka?
Shall we make Mike do the work?Watashitachi wa; maiku ni shigoto o sasemashou ka.
Let's have Akiko go to the office.Akiko ni jimushou e ikasasemashou.
I can't make her write the letter.Kanojo ni tegami o kakaseru koto ga dekimasen.
I had her make the meal.Kanojo ni shokuji o tsukurasemashita.
I'll have him close the door.Kare ni to wo shimesasemasu.
She wouldn't let him listen to the radioKanojo wa kare ni rajio o kikasenakatta.
They wouldn't let me walk to work.Karera wa watashi ni shigotoba ni arukasenakatta.


Castle Hill High School
Sydney

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