物を言わせる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 物を言わせる | 物を言わせない |
| Polite | 物を言わせます | 物を言わせません |
| Past polite | 物を言わせました | 物を言わせませんでした |
| Past | 物を言わせた | 物を言わせなかった |
| Te-form | 物を言わせて | 物を言わせないで |
| Desire | 物を言わせたい | 物を言わせたくない |
| Potential | 物を言わせられるalso 物を言わせれる | 物を言わせられないalso 物を言わせれない |
| Passive | 物を言わせられる | 物を言わせられない |
| Causative | 物を言わせさせる | 物を言わせさせない |
| Causative passive | 物を言わせさせられる | 物を言わせさせられない |
| Volitional | 物を言わせよう | |
| Polite volitional | 物を言わせましょう | |
| Imperative | 物を言わせろ | 物を言わせるな |
| Conditional | 物を言わせれば | 物を言わせなければ |
| Tara conditional | 物を言わせたら | 物を言わせなかったら |
make full use of; take full advantage of; rely on
Used when someone leverages a skill, experience, authority, money, or other resource to achieve something. Often implies that the resource is the decisive factor. The expression is a causative form of 物を言う (to speak; to be effective).
See also: 物を言う (ものをいう)
He made full use of his years of experience and overcame the difficult situation.
They took full advantage of their financial power and acquired a rival company.
In the end, he relied on his physical strength and won.