働かせる
働かせる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 働かせる | 働かせない |
| Polite | 働かせます | 働かせません |
| Past polite | 働かせました | 働かせませんでした |
| Past | 働かせた | 働かせなかった |
| Te-form | 働かせて | 働かせないで |
| Desire | 働かせたい | 働かせたくない |
| Potential | 働かせられるalso 働かせれる | 働かせられないalso 働かせれない |
| Passive | 働かせられる | 働かせられない |
| Causative | 働かせさせる | 働かせさせない |
| Causative passive | 働かせさせられる | 働かせさせられない |
| Volitional | 働かせよう | |
| Polite volitional | 働かせましょう | |
| Imperative | 働かせろ | 働かせるな |
| Conditional | 働かせれば | 働かせなければ |
| Tara conditional | 働かせたら | 働かせなかったら |
Meanings
ichidan verb, transitive verb
put to work; make work
Used when someone causes another person to work, often with a nuance of making them do labor or employing them.
See also: 働かす
The boss made the new employee work until late at night.
That company makes its employees work too much.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used with abstract faculties such as 頭, 想像力, 理性, 自制心, etc., meaning to put them to active use.
Use your head more and think.
He exercised his imagination and came up with a new design.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を働かせるto make someone work
The factory made its employees work until late at night.
- 想像力を働かせるto use one's imagination
You need to use your imagination to think up what happens next in the story.
- 知恵を働かせるto use one's wits
The only way to solve this difficult problem is to use your wits.
- 自制心を働かせるto exercise self-control
I exercised self-control so as not to give in to temptation.