Examining colloquial contractions of 「せる・させる」:さして・はしらして・とらした etc

In Japanese there are a bunch of grammatical forms that you see in a textbook, but their usage in real life can be quite different. Today we’re going to look at 使役「しえき」, which are called causative verbs. I was never one for linguistics, so it’s easier for me (and you!)…

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