~させてください

〜sasete kudasai

JLPT N4 Polite Chapter 29: Potential, passive, causative, 4 of 4

Formation

Verb-causative form + ください

Express a polite request to allow or permit someone to do something.

When to use

'Please let ME do it': asks permission for your own action (行かせてください).

Explanation

The ~させてください grammar point is used to make a polite request to allow or permit someone to do something. It can be translated as 'please let me' or 'please allow me to' in English. It is formed by taking the causative form of a verb and adding ください.

Example sentences

Requests (Please Do / Could You Please)

Corpus examples (60)

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