みなさん。こんにちは! Today’s phrase is by Kujo Jotaro from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 3. There are many unique characters and stand abilities in Part 3, but Jotaro has always been my favourite.
Today’s grammar point is the causative form. You can use this form when you make someone do something.
Today’s phrase is this one!
てめーは俺を怒らせた。
Teme wa ore o okoraseta.
Jotaro said this to Dio to explain ‘a simple reason’ why Dio lost the final battle to him.
We can break this phrase down to see how the causative form is used in it.
Firstly, let’s look at the vocabulary in the Jotaro’s phrase:
- てめー is a very rough way of saying お前, which is already a rough version of あなた (‘you’). In this context, of course this refers to Dio.
- 俺 is a rough way of saying 僕 or 私 (I, or myself)
- 怒ります means ‘to get angry’. The dictionary form of this verb is 怒る
Causative form can be made by following the patterns below:
U-verbs ( Godan verbs / Group 1 verbs )
Change the verb of the last consonant from ‘u’ to ‘a’, then add せる. 「怒る」from Jotaro’s phrase is n this verb group. (is the character was a vowel, change it to わ, then add せる)
怒る→怒らせる
聞く→聞かせる
楽しむ→楽しませる
笑う→笑わせる
Ru-verbs (Ichidan verbs / Group 2 verbs )
Remove the る from the verb and add させる.
食べる→食べさせる
見る→見させる
Irregular verbs
する→させる
くる→こさせる
This form can mean ‘make someone do’, ‘let someone do’ or ‘allow someone to do’.
Therefore, Jotaro’s phrase 「てめーは俺を怒らせた。」would mean ‘you made me mad.’
Causative form can also be found in other anime. For example,
笑わせるな！
warawaseruna
Don’t make me laugh!
みなさん、わかりましたか？
What anime phrase do you know that has this form in it?
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