Causative voice

Bucho wa kare ni" Amerika ni shutcho shinasai" to itta node kare wa itta.

(The general manager said to him "Go to America on business." so he went

to America.)

Let's rewrite this sentence using the causative verb.

Bcho wa kare o Amerika ni shuccho saseta. (Bucho made him go to U.S.

on business.)

The subject of the sentense is always the person who commands. When the

verb is intransitive, subject of the action is indicated by particle" O"(1)

When the verb is transitive the subject of the action

is indicated by particle" Ni".The object of the action is

is indicated by particle" O". (2)

(1) Sensei wa kare o tataseta. ( The teacher made him stand.)

(2) Kodomo ni yasai o tabesaseta. ( I made my child eat vegetables.)

The following table shows how to make causative verbs.

Verbs		Causative verbs-Polite form	Causative verbs-Plain form
group 1	nomimasu	nomasemasu	nomaseru
	ikimasu	ikasemasu	ikaseru
group 2	kakemasu	kakesasemasu	kakesaseru
	tabemasu	tabesasemasu	tabesaseru
group 3	kimasu	kosasemasu	kosaseru
	simasu	sasemasu	saseru

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