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

Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N3 · Intermediate 1

〜させてくれます~sasete kuremasu

kindly let me do

Use 「〜させてくれます」 when someone kindly lets you or your group do something.

How it works

Look at the picture: who is actually playing? Dad says “yes,” giving me the chance to play freely.
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.
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.
The teacher lets us share our opinions. “We” are the ones actually speaking; the teacher gives us the opportunity to speak.
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.

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に遊ばせにあそばせniasobaseてteくれました。kuremashita。
On days off, my father let me play freely in the park.
先生せんせいsenseiはわwa私たちわたしたちwatashitachiにni自分じぶんjibunのno意見いけんikenをo話させはなさせhanasaseてteくれました。kuremashita。

A
ご両親ごりょうしんの教育きょういく方針ほうしんはわどのようなものでしたか。
A: What was your parents' educational philosophy?
B
とても自由じゆうでした。やりたいことを何なんでもやらせてくれました。
B: It was very free. They let me do whatever I wanted to do.
A
いいですね。私わたしの両親りょうしんも、自由じゆう時間じかんはわ好きなことすきなことをさせてくれました。
A: That's nice. My parents also let me do what I liked during my free time.

Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
On his days off, my father let me play freely in the park.
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.

The teacher let us speak our own opinions.