母(はは) hahaは wa私(わたし) watashiに ni薬(くすり) kusuriを o飲(の)ま()せ()た() nomaseta。 My mother made me take medicine. Literal Mother [topic-は] me [to-に] medicine [object-を] made-drink 飲ませた = causative of 飲む (to drink) = 'made (me) drink.' に marks the person being made to do the action. The causative covers both forcing and enabling. familyhealthcausative form (~せる/~させる)
母(はは) hahaは wa私(わたし) watashiに ni薬(くすり) kusuriを o飲(の)ま()せ()た() nomaseta。 My mother made me take medicine. Literal Mother [topic-は] me [to-に] medicine [object-を] made-drink 飲ませた = causative of 飲む (to drink) = 'made (me) drink.' に marks the person being made to do the action. The causative covers both forcing and enabling. familyhealthcausative form (~せる/~させる)