JLPT Academy app icon

Learn 〜させてほしい in the app in under 3 minutes

Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store

JLPT N3 Grammar Point: 〜させてほしい

JLPT N3

This JLPT N3 grammar point explains how to use 〜させてほしい correctly, with formation rules and example sentences.

Pattern

Explanation

Expresses the desire to be allowed to do something, with a nuance of asking for permission more directly than させてもらいたい.

Usage

Used when requesting permission in a straightforward and casual manner, often to friends, family, or close colleagues.

Formation

Attach させてほしい to the verb in the causative form (させる).

Examples

このプロジェクトの企画を自分にやらせてほしい。

このぷろじぇくとのきかくをじぶんにやらせてほしい。

I want you to let me handle the planning of this project.

今日は自分で運転させてほしいな。

きょうはじぶんでうんてんさせてほしいな。

I want to drive myself today.

JLPT Academy app icon
Continue learning in the app ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 14,000+ learners
Open App