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Decoded Slug: Verb させられる (~saserareru)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb させられる (~saserareru)
Verb させられる (~saserareru)
Short explanation:
Expresses 'being forced to do something' or 'being made to do something'.
Formation:
Verb-casual(non-past)+させられる
Examples:
彼に無理やり飲ませられた。
Kare ni muriyari nomasaserareta.
He forced me to drink against my will.
私は父に勉強させられました。
Watashi wa chichi ni benkyou saseraremashita.
My father made me study.
子供たちは毎日ピアノを弾かせられる。
Kodomo-tachi wa mainichi piano o hikasaserareru.
The kids are made to play the piano every day.
私たちは強制的に早起きさせられました。
Watashitachi wa kyōsei-teki ni hayaoki saseraremashita.
We were forcibly made to wake up early.
Long explanation:
The させられる grammar point is used to express the passive causative form in Japanese. This form is used when you are forced or made to do something by someone or something else. It's a combination of causative and passive form, and it is often used to express indirect experiences, and can have a negative nuance of having been made to do something against one's will.