労(ろう)働(どう)者(しゃ) roudousha達(たち) tachiは waオーナー oonaaと to話(はなし) hanashiを oさせろ saseroと to要(よう)求(きゅう) youkyuuした shita。 The workers demanded to be allowed to speak with the owner. Literal Workers [topic-は] owner [with-と] talk [object-を] let-do [imperative-させろ] [quotative-と] demanded. 話をさせろ combines causative させる with the plain imperative ~ろ: 'let us talk!' The と packages this as the content of the demand. The workers' frustration comes through in the blunt imperative form. workquotative とimperative form (命令形)causative form (~せる/~させる)
労(ろう)働(どう)者(しゃ) roudousha達(たち) tachiは waオーナー oonaaと to話(はなし) hanashiを oさせろ saseroと to要(よう)求(きゅう) youkyuuした shita。 The workers demanded to be allowed to speak with the owner. Literal Workers [topic-は] owner [with-と] talk [object-を] let-do [imperative-させろ] [quotative-と] demanded. 話をさせろ combines causative させる with the plain imperative ~ろ: 'let us talk!' The と packages this as the content of the demand. The workers' frustration comes through in the blunt imperative form. workquotative とimperative form (命令形)causative form (~せる/~させる)