させる(使役)
saseru-shieki
The same hand pushes and clears the way
The picture I reach out and set someone else in motion. Push hard and it is an order; step aside and open a path and it is permission.
Where the picture shows up in させる(使役)
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a hard push from above
部長は私に残業させました。
buchō wa watashi ni zangyō sasemashita
The manager made me work overtime.
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the hand that gets them moving
子どもに野菜を食べさせます。
kodomo ni yasai o tabesasemasu
I get my child to eat vegetables.
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asking to be pushed
少し休ませてください。
sukoshi yasumasete kudasai
Please let me rest a moment.
させてください means 'let me do it'. You will use it several times a day in a Japanese workplace.
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a push that opens a road
娘を留学させたい。
musume o ryūgaku sasetai
I want to send my daughter to study abroad.
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my push put that feeling there
心配させてすみません。
shinpai sasete sumimasen
I'm sorry for worrying you.