させられる (Causative-Passive)Verbs (Causative-passive voice), To be made to do something, To be forced to do

When the auxiliary verb せる (or させる) 'to make/let do' is combined with the auxiliary verb られる 'to be the receiver of', it creates the causative-passive form of verbs in Japanese. These sentences will be from the perspective of the person who has 'been made to do' something, and are very often negative (against the will of the speaker).

First, verbs must be conjugated in the same way that they would be with せる, or させる. After that simply remove the る, and then add られる. This will create the verb form させられる (linked with る-Verbs), or せられる (linked with う-Verbs).

As with the causative form, する and 来(く)る have special conjugation rules. する will be replaced completely by させられる, while 来(く)る will become 来(こ)させられる.

Caution

Unlike with causative verbs, where the actual doer of a sentence (marked with が) is considered to be the person who 'caused' the action, られる reverses the perspective. This makes the doer (marked with が) the person who is being 'forced' to do something. When the person that is 'causing' the action appears in a causative-passive sentence, they will be marked with に.

Caution

れる may not be used in place of られる in causative-passive sentences. This is because せる and させる both have せ (an え sound kana) at the point where they will connect with られる. This is a rule for all verbs with an え sound kana at their conjugation point (excluding the 'potential' use of れる and られる).