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Japanese · 20 September 2026 · Causative & Passive Forms

行かせるいかせる

ikaseruRōmaji

to make/let someone go

verb (causative form)

Causative form of 行く (to go). Means 'to make someone go' or 'to let someone go.' Used when the speaker causes or allows another person to go somewhere. Often used for sending children, employees, or others to a place, or giving permission to go.

In a sentence

子どもを海外留学に行かせるために、お金を貯めている。

kodomo o kaigairyuugaku ni ikaseru tame ni, okane o tamete iru.

I'm saving money to let my child go abroad to study.