〜させてください
please let me ~
Ask another person to do something for you.
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Need help? Put the action first and finish with 〜させてください.
Understand
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Sentence formula
How it works
「〜させてください」 means "please let me ~". Structure: Verb causative te-form + ください. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Choose a softer form with customers, managers, or someone you do not know.
Tone: Neutral
A general pattern; let the sentence ending and situation set the politeness level.
Use
Hear it in real life
At work
Example 1会議を担当させてください。
かいぎ を たんとう させて ください。
kaigi o tantou sasete kudasai.
Please let me be in charge of the meeting.
Everyday life
Example 2紹介を担当させてください。
しょうかい を たんとう させて ください。
shoukai o tantou sasete kudasai.
Please let me be in charge of the introduction.
Everyday life
Example 3経験を担当させてください。
けいけん を たんとう させて ください。
keiken o tantou sasete kudasai.
Please let me be in charge of the experience.
Everyday life
Example 4翻訳を担当させてください。
ほんやく を たんとう させて ください。
hon'yaku o tantou sasete kudasai.
Please let me be in charge of the translation.
Everyday life
Example 5給料を担当させてください。
きゅうりょう を たんとう させて ください。
kyuuryou o tantou sasete kudasai.
Please let me be in charge of the salary.
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
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Recall practice
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Your situation
Please let me be in charge of the meeting.
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