働かせる
はたらかせる
to put someone to work; to make someone work; to use; to apply
Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb
to put someone to work; to make someone work- to use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 働かせるはたらかせる | 働かせますはたらかせます |
| Negative | 働かせないはたらかせない | 働かせませんはたらかせません |
| Past | 働かせたはたらかせた | 働かせましたはたらかせました |
| Past negative | 働かせなかったはたらかせなかった | 働かせませんでしたはたらかせませんでした |
| Te-form | 働かせてはたらかせて |
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| Potential | 働かせられるはたらかせられる |
| Passive | 働かせられるはたらかせられる |
| Causative | 働かせさせるはたらかせさせる |
| Volitional | 働かせようはたらかせよう |
| Imperative | 働かせろはたらかせろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 働かせればはたらかせれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 働かせたらはたらかせたら |
Example sentences
想像力を働かせた。
I used my imagination.
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They made him work.
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The boss made them work day and night.
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They made us work all night.
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They made us work all day long.
More examples (10)
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He made us work till late at night.
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They made him work from morning till night.
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The section chief made me work like a slave.
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That manager often makes "people" work long hours.
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He let me work in this office.
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My boss made me work last Sunday.
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They made Oshin work from morning till night.
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They incited him to commit the crime.
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I want to make you work harder.
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Their boss made them work against their will.