Meaning
The causative passive says that someone was made to do something against their wishes. The person who made them is marked with に.
Formation
- Causative, then passive: 食べる → 食べさせる → 食べさせられる
- Group 1: 書かせられる or the shorter 書かされる; verbs in す keep the long form: 話させられる
- する → させられる, 来る → 来させられる (kosaserareru)
- The person who forces takes に: 母に野菜を食べさせられました
When to use it
- Core use
- Being made to do something
Example
子どものころ母に野菜を食べさせられました
When I was a child, my mother made me eat vegetables.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.