JLPT N3 Causative Quiz #07(〜させる)
〜させてください (Let me do…)
Practice 「〜させる」 and 「〜させられる」 with 10 practical JLPT questions. First, choose A or B for each sentence. Then, check your answer to read a full bilingual explanation. In addition, every question includes a vocabulary list to help you remember key words, and every sentence has an audio hint you can slow down to 0.5× speed.
子供が「アメリカに留学したい」と言ったので、______。
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: A(行かせました)
こどもが アメリカに りゅうがくしたい といったので、いかせました。
My child said they wanted to study abroad in the U.S., so I let them go.
- Parent→ let the child study abroad in the U.S.
- Child→ studied abroad in the U.S.
子供は親にアメリカへ留学させられました。
The child was made (or forced) by their parents to study abroad in the U.S. This focuses on the child who had little choice. In this quiz, the parent is giving permission, so A is correct.
- 留学(りゅうがく): to study abroad
- 行く(いく): to go
- 行かせる: to let / allow someone to go
- 行かされる: to be made / forced to go
「長い時間______本当にごめんなさい!」
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: A(待たせて)
ながい じかん またせて ほんとうに ごめんなさい!
I’m so sorry for making you wait such a long time!
- Me→ arrived late→ made my friend wait
- Friend→ waited for me
私は友達に一時間待たされました。
My friend made me wait for an hour. This focuses on the person who had to wait. Here, I am apologizing for causing the wait, so A is correct.
- 待つ(まつ): to wait
- 待たせる: to make someone wait
- 待たされる: to be made / forced to wait
- 遅れる(おくれる): to be late
- 詫びる(わびる): to apologize
会議で田中さんが説明をしています。途中で、何人かが質問を始めたので、最後まで説明できません。部長が言いました。
部長:
「質問はあとにしましょう。まずは田中さんに最後まで説明を______あげましょう。」
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: A(言わせて)
しつもんは あとに しましょう。まずは たなかさんに さいごまで せつめいを いわせて あげましょう。
Let’s save the questions until later. First, let’s let Mr. Tanaka finish his explanation.
- Manager→ lets Mr. Tanaka finish speaking
- Mr. Tanaka→ finishes explaining
田中さんは部長に説明を言わされました。
Mr. Tanaka was made (or forced) to give the explanation by the manager. Here, the manager wants to give Mr. Tanaka the chance to finish, not force him. So A is correct.
- 説明(せつめい): explanation
- 質問(しつもん): question
- 言う(いう): to say; to speak
- 言わせる: to let someone speak
- 言わされる: to be made / forced to say something
- 最後まで(さいごまで): until the end
- 途中で(とちゅうで): in the middle; halfway through
(会社で、新しいプロジェクトの担当者を決めるとき)
「この仕事、ぜひ私に______ください!」
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: A(やらせて)
この しごと、ぜひ わたしに やらせて ください!
Please let me do this job!
- Speaker→ wants to do the job→ is asking for permission
- Listener (boss / colleague)→ decides whether to allow it
私はこの仕事をやらされました。
I was made (or forced) to do that job. The speaker wants the opportunity to do the job, so A is correct.
- やる: to do
- やらせる: to let someone do; to allow someone to do
- やらされる: to be made / forced to do
- ぜひ: by all means; definitely; please (strong desire)
- 担当(たんとう): person in charge
先生は、日本語が上手なトムさんにクラスの前でスピーチを______。
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: A(発表させました)
せんせいは、にほんごが じょうずな とむさんに クラスの まえで スピーチを はっぴょうさせました。
The teacher had Tom, who is good at Japanese, give a speech in front of the class.
- Teacher→ chose Tom→ had Tom give a speech
- Tom→ gave a speech in front of the class
トムさんは先生にクラスの前でスピーチを発表させられました。
Tom was made by the teacher to give a speech. This sentence describes the teacher’s action, not Tom’s experience, so A is correct.
- 発表(はっぴょう): presentation; announcement
- 発表させる: to have someone present
- 発表させられる: to be made / forced to give a presentation
- クラスの前で: in front of the class
- 上手(じょうず): good at; skilled
会社で嫌な仕事が入って、私は社長に遠いところへ出張に______。
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: B(行かされました)
かいしゃで いやな しごとが はいって、わたしは しゃちょうに とおいところへ しゅっちょうに いかされました。
An unpleasant assignment came up at work, and I was sent on a business trip to a faraway place by the president.
- Company President→ sent the speaker on a business trip
- Speaker (私)→ was forced to go on a business trip to a faraway place
社長は私を遠いところへ出張に行かせました。
The president made me go on a business trip. This sentence uses 私 as the subject, so the speaker describes their own experience of being forced. B is correct.
- 出張(しゅっちょう): business trip
- 行かせる: to make / let someone go
- 行かされる: to be made / forced to go
- 社長(しゃちょう): company president
- 嫌な(いやな): unpleasant; unwanted
人気のレストランに行きましたが、外で1時間も______。
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: B(待たされました)
にんきの レストランに いきましたが、そとで 1じかんも またされました。
I went to a popular restaurant, but I was made to wait outside for a whole hour.
- Restaurant→ was full / busy→ caused the speaker to wait outside
- Speaker (私)→ was made to wait outside for one hour
私はレストランのお客さんを1時間も外で待たせました。
I made the customers wait outside. Here, the speaker is the customer who had to wait, so B is correct.
- 待つ(まつ): to wait
- 待たせる: to make someone wait
- 待たされる: to be made / forced to wait
- 人気(にんき): popular
- 〜も: as many as; a whole (emphasizes amount or time)
先輩に「嘘でもいいから、前が自分がやったと言え」と______。
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: B(言わされました)
せんぱいに「うそでも いいから、まえが じぶんが やったと いえ」と いわされました。
I was forced by my senior colleague to say “Just say that you did it, even if it’s a lie.”
- Senior colleague (先輩)→ pressured / forced the speaker
- Speaker (私)→ was forced to say something false
先輩は私に「お前がやったと言え」と言わせました。
The senior made me say “You did it.” Here, 私 is the one forced to speak, so B is correct.
- 言う(いう): to say
- 言わせる: to make / let someone say something
- 言わされる: to be made / forced to say something
- 先輩(せんぱい): senior colleague; upperclassman
- 嘘(うそ): lie; falsehood
- お前(まえ): you (casual / rough speech)
昨日はスタッフが足りなくて、私は遅くまで残業を______。
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: B(やらされました)
きのうは スタッフが たりなくて、わたしは おそくまで ざんぎょうを やらされました。
Yesterday we were short-staffed, so I was made to work overtime until late.
- Situation / Company→ not enough staff→ caused the speaker to work overtime
- Speaker (私)→ was forced to work overtime until late
上司は私に遅くまで残業をやらせました。
My boss made me work overtime. Here, 私 is the one forced to work, so B is correct.
- やる: to do
- やらせる: to make / let someone do
- やらされる: to be made / forced to do
- 残業(ざんぎょう): overtime work
- 足りない(たりない): not enough; insufficient
- スタッフ: staff members
(イベントの司会者が)
「それでは、これより新しい製品について______いただきます。」
🔊 Hint — listen to the sentence:
📖 答えと解説 / Answer & Explanation
✅ 正解: A(発表させて)
それでは、これより あたらしい せいひんについて はっぴょうさせて いただきます。
Now then, allow me to present our new product.
- Emcee (司会者)→ is about to present the new product→ is showing respect to the audience
- Audience→ is giving (implied) permission to proceed
私は急に発表させられて、とても緊張しました。
I was suddenly made to give a presentation and was very nervous. Here, the emcee is choosing to present with respect, so A is correct.
- 発表(はっぴょう): presentation; announcement
- 発表させる: to let someone present
- 発表させられる: to be made / forced to present
- 司会者(しかいしゃ): emcee; host; moderator
- 製品(せいひん): product
- 〜させていただきます: I will humbly do … (very polite, formal / business)