ichidan verb, transitive verb
let someone hold; make someone grasp
Literal causative: to cause someone to take hold of something physically. Often used when handing an object to someone.
子供にハンドルを掴ませて、自転車の練習をした。
I let the child hold the handlebars and practiced riding a bicycle.
彼は私に重い
He made me grasp the heavy luggage.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Figurative causative: to make someone hold money, i.e., to bribe or give money under the table. Often used with 金 (money) as the object.
役人に金を掴ませて、許可をもらった。
He bribed the official and got the permit.
あの政治家は業者から大金を掴ませてもらったらしい。
That politician seems to have been slipped a large sum of money by a contractor.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
pass off; foist on; palm off
To make someone accept or take something undesirable, often by deception. The object is typically a fake, defective, or unwanted item.
彼は偽物のブランド品を私に掴ませようとした。
He tried to palm off a fake brand item on me.
不良品を客に掴ませるなんて許せない。
It's unforgivable to foist defective products on customers.