be made to do (against one's will)

The causative-passive says the subject was made to do something they didn't want to. Combine the causative and passive: 飲む to 飲まされる, 食べる to 食べさせられる. It conveys obligation or imposition felt by the speaker.

Examples

• パーティーでたくさん飲のまされた。

  Paatii de takusan nomasareta.

  I was made to drink a lot at the party.

• 毎日まいにち、漢字かんじを覚おぼえさせられる。

  Mainichi, kanji o oboesaserareru.

  I'm made to memorize kanji every day.

Vocabulary in these examples

• パーティー party
• たくさん a lot
• 毎日 every day
• 漢字 kanji; Chinese character
• 覚える to memorize; to remember

Related patterns · Passive, causative, honorific

• 〜られる（受身） passive: is done (to someone)
• お〜になる（尊敬語） honorific: (someone respected) does
• お〜する（謙譲語） humble: I do (for someone respected)