JLPT N4

～させられる

Be made to do (passive causative)

Structure

Verb (causative form) + られる (passive form)

This grammar is used to express that someone is forced or made to do an action by another person. It combines the causative and passive forms.

先生に漢字をたくさん書かせられました。

I was made to write many kanji by the teacher.

Confusing it with simple passive or simple causative. This form always implies being forced.

Think of it as 'cause to do' + 'be done'. The resulting action is something the subject didn't want to do.

Import an article and tap any sentence using it. The explanation comes back about the sentence in front of you, not a textbook example.