Grammar › N4 · 02 Favors, passive & causative
〜せられる/〜される: be made to do
N4 · 02 Favors, passive & causative
Subject is forced to do something.
Causative + passive. Godan: a-row + される (読まされる); ichidan: 食べさせられる. Expresses reluctance or compulsion.
Examples
子供の頃、野菜を食べさせられた。
As a child I was made to eat vegetables.
上司に残業をさせられた。
I was made to work overtime by my boss.