させてください
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させてください
sasete kudasai
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please let me do
N4
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JLPT Level
N4
Upper-Beginner · Forming complex sentences
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sasete kudasai
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📝 Usage Notes
please let me do
📖 How to use it
Asks permission to do something, 'please let me do'.
Attaches to
Use the て-form of a causative verb followed by ください. The causative form is made from Group 1 verbs by changing the final -u to -aseru (e.g., 行く -> 行かせる), Group 2 verbs by changing the final -ru to -saseru (e.g., 食べる -> 食べさせる), and irregular verbs: する -> させる, 来る -> こさせる. Then use the て-form of that causative verb (e.g., 行かせて, 食べさせて, させて, こさせて) followed by ください.
This pattern is a polite way to ask for permission to do something. You use it when you want to do an action and you ask the listener to allow it. For example, if you want to leave early, you say 早く帰らせてください. It is more humble than just saying 帰りたいです, because it frames the action as something you need permission for.
写真を撮らせてください。
Shashin o torasete kudasai.
Please let me take a picture.
明日休ませてください。
Ashita yasumasete kudasai.
Please let me rest tomorrow.
この仕事をやらせてください。
Kono shigoto o yarasete kudasai.
Please let me do this job.
Not てください (just 'please do')
てください asks someone else to do something, while させてください asks permission for yourself to do it. Compare: ここで待ってください (Please wait here) vs. ここで待たせてください (Please let me wait here).
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Polite and formal, suitable for requests to superiors, customers, or in public situations; in casual speech, you might hear させてもらう or just させて but させてください is standard for polite requests.
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させてください
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causative form; to make/let somebody do
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What does the grammar pattern させてください mean?
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Please let me do
What JLPT level is させてください?
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Nihoner currently groups this pattern under JLPT N4 — Upper-Beginner · Forming complex sentences. Use the level label as study guidance rather than a prediction of what will appear on an exam.
How do you use させてください in a sentence?
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Attach させてください (sasete kudasai) to the appropriate verb or noun form as described in the usage notes. Then try writing two original sentences — one about yourself and one about something around you.
Is させてください formal or casual Japanese?
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させてください is used in both casual and polite contexts. It appears frequently in everyday conversation, textbooks, and simple written materials.
How can I remember させてください long-term?
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Use the flashcard on this page for active recall — see the pattern, reconstruct the usage from memory, then flip. Follow with the 4-choice quiz to distinguish it from similar patterns. Review later the same day and again over the following days. Writing original sentences can help you practise using the pattern in context.