〜させてくれます~sasete kuremasu

How it works

1. 

   Look at the picture: who is actually playing? Dad says “yes,” giving me the chance to play freely.

2. 

   Someone lets me, or someone on my side, do what we want. 「くれます」 conveys that we benefit from this and feel grateful.

3. 

   Attach it to the て-form of a causative verb: 遊ばせて＋くれます. The first part expresses letting someone act; the second expresses the benefit received.

4. 

   The teacher lets us share our opinions. “We” are the ones actually speaking; the teacher gives us the opportunity to speak.

5. 

   With 「先生が話してくれました」, the teacher is the one who speaks. Notice how the person doing the action changes.

Example sentences

• 父ちちchichiはわwa休みやすみyasumiのno日ひhiに、ni、私わたしwatashiをo公園こうえんkouenでde自由じゆうjiyuu

In a conversation

Check yourself

1. Level 1 · Recognise

   Which sentence is correct?

   A子供のころ、両親は私を毎年海外の国へ旅行に行かせてくれました。B子供のころ、両親は私を毎年海外の国へ旅行に行かせました。C子供のころ、両親は私を毎年海外の国へ旅行に行かせられました。D子供のころ、両親は私を毎年海外の国へ旅行に行ってくれました。

2. Level 1 · Recognise

   Listen and choose the meaning

   AOn his days off my father let me play freely in the park.BOn his days off my father let me practice riding a bicycle.COn holidays my mother made me study quietly at home.DEven on his days off my father kept me at home all the time.

3. Level 2 · Build

   Put the words in order

   On his days off, my father let me play freely in the park.

   自由に私を父はくれました。休みの日に、遊ばせて遊ばさせて公園で
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4. Level 3 · Use

   What goes in the blank?

   父は休みの日に、私を公園で自由に____。

   On days off, my father let me play freely in the park.

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More grammar in this theme

• 〜させてくれますkindly let me do

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