させられる

The causative-passive says the subject was made to do something, usually against their will. A る-verb drops る and adds させられる; a う-verb moves its last sound to the あ-row and adds せられる. する becomes させられる and くる来る becomes きさせられる来させられる (こさせられる).

• たべる食べる → たべさせられる食べさせられる, みる見る → みさせられる見させられる
• かく書く → かかせられる書かせられる, まつ待つ → またせられる待たせられる

The person who did the forcing takes に, the one who had to do it is the subject, and the object keeps を.

The short form

A う-verb has a shorter form: the あ-row plus される. In speech it is more common than the long form.

Verbs ending in す and all る-verbs have no short form.

• × 話さされる → 話させられる
• × 食べさされる → 食べさせられる

Causative-passive or passive

The plain passive says something was done to you. The causative-passive says you were made to do it yourself.

Made to think, made to feel

With a verb of thinking or feeling, the causative-passive says something moved you, with no sense of being forced. The cause takes に, usually には.