Grammar Quiz No.32

N2Passive & CausativeCausative-passive

新入社員の時、毎晩遅くまで___。

Q. Which form expresses 'I was made to work late every night'?

Translation

When I was a new employee, I was made to work late every night.

Explanation

働かされる is the causative-passive of 働く: the subject was forced to work. 働かせました would mean the subject made someone else work — the opposite viewpoint.