Japanese · 10 October 2026 · Causative & Passive Forms
食べさせるたべさせる
tabesaseruRōmaji
to make/let someone eat
verb (causative form)
Causative form of 食べる (to eat). Means 'to make someone eat' or 'to let someone eat.' Used when the speaker causes or allows another person to perform the action of eating. The causer is marked with が, the person being caused with に.
In a sentence
子どもに嫌いな野菜を食べさせるのにいつも苦労している。
kodomo ni kirai na yasai o tabesaseru noni itsumo kurou shite iru.
I always struggle to make my child eat vegetables they don't like.
