Causative Passive

From: http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/causepass

CAUSATIVE
- Ru --> Saseru
- u --> Negative + seru

PASSIVE
- Ru --> Rareru
- u --> Negative + reru

1. Made/Let (someone) eat it all.
2. Let (someone) eat it all.

1. Teacher made students do lots of homework.
2. Teacher let (someone) ask lots of questions.
3. Please let me rest from work today. (Please let me take the day off today.)
4. That manager often makes (people) work long hours.

1. Can you let me go to the bathroom? (Sounds like a prisoner, even in English)
2. Is it ok to go to the bathroom? (No problem here)

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1. The porridge was eaten by somebody!
2. I am told by everybody that (I’m) strange.
3. Exceeding the speed of light is thought to be impossible.
4. This textbook is being read by a large number of people.
5. I was asked a question by a foreigner but I couldn’t answer.
6. Everything is included in this package.

Answer:
1. Zenbu tabesaseta
2. Zenbu tabesasete kureta

1. Sensei ga gakusei ni shukudai wo takusan saseta.
2. Sensei ga shitsumon wo takusan kikasete kureta.
3. Kyou wa shigoto wo yasumasete kudasai.
4. Sono Buchou wa, yoku choujikan hatarakaseru.

1. Toire ni ikasete kuremasu ka
2. Toire ni ittemo ii desu ka

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1. Porijji ga dareka ni taberareta!
2. Minna ni hen da to iwaremasu.
3. Hikari no hayasa wo koeru no wa, fukanou da to omowareru.
4. Kono kyoukasho wa ooku no hito ni yomareteiru.
5. Gaikokujin ni shitsumon wo kikareta, kotaerarenakatta
6. Kono pakkeeji ni wa, arayuru mono ga fukumareteiru.

PASSIVE FORM TO SHOW POLITENESS

What will you do? (the same sentence in increasing degree of politeness)
>> longer & more and more indirect

What will you do? (lit: How do?)

1. Regular polite.
2. Passive polite.
3. Honorific (to be covered next lesson)
4. Honorific + a lesser degree of certainty.

1. What about your receipt? (lit: How will you do receipt?)
2. Are you going to tomorrow’s meeting?

CAUSATIVE-PASSIVE

1. Despite not wanting to eat breakfast, I was made to eat it.
2. In Japan, the event of being made to drink is numerous.
3. I was made to wait 2 hours by that guy.
4. I am made to do homework everyday by my parent(s).

(short version)

1. The student was made to stand in the hall.
2. In Japan, the event of being made to drink is numerous.
3. I was made to wait 2 hours by that guy.

Answer

1. Dou suru
2. Dou shimasu ka
3. Dou saremasu ka?
4. Dou nasaimasu ka?

5. Dou nasaimasu deshouka?

1. Ryoushuushou wa dou saremasu ka?
2. Ashita no kaigi ni ikarerun desu ka?

1. Asagohan wa tabetakunakatta noni, tabesaserareta.
2. Nihon dewa, osake wo nomaserareru koto ga ooi.
3. Aitsu ni nijikan mo mataserareta.
4. Oya ni mainichi shukudai wo saserareru

1. Gakusei ga rouka ni tatasareta.
2. Nihon dewa, osake wo nomasareru koto ga ooi.
3. Aitsu ni nijikan mo matasareta

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CAUSATIVE

Tabesaseru
Kisaseru
Shinjisaseru
Nesaseru
Okisaseru
Dasaseru
Kakesaseru
Sutesaseru
Shirabesaseru

Hanasaseru
Kikaseru
Oyogaseru
Asobaseru
Mataseru
Nomaseru
Naoraseru
Shinaseru
Kawaseru

Saseru
Kosaseru

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PASSIVE

Taberareru
Kirareru
Shinjirareru
Nerareru
Okirareru
Derareru
Kakerareru
Suterareru
Shiraberareru

Hanasareru
Kikareru
Oyogareru
Asobareru
Matareru
Nomareru
Naorareru
Shinareru
Kawareru

Sareru
Korareru

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CAUSATIVE PASSIVE

Taberu --> Tabesaserareru
Iku --> Ikaserareru