18.2 使役: V(さ)せてくれませんか·V(さ)せてくださいませんか·V(さ)せてもらえませんか·V(さ)せていただけませんか [Would you please let me do V]

山田さん、すみませんが、週末、車を使わせてくれませんか。

Yamada-san, I’m sorry, but could you let me use your car this weekend?

山田先生，不好意思，能借我用一下車嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
山田さん	yamada-san	subject	Mr./Ms. Yamada
すみませんが	sumimasen-ga	-	excuse me, but
週末	shu-matsu	modifiers	weekend
車を	kuruma-wo	subject	car (object marker)
使わせてくれませんか	tsukawa-se-te-kure-mase-n-ka	predicate	let me use?

Yes, that’s fine.

好的，沒問題。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ええ	e	-	yes
いいですよ	ii-desu-yo	predicate	it’s good

Excuse me. I caught a cold, so could you please let me take a day off tomorrow?

不好意思。因為感冒了，明天可以請假嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
すみません	sumimasen	-	excuse me
かぜをひいたので	kaze-wo-hii-ta-node	modifiers	because caught a cold
あした	ashita	-	tomorrow
休ませてくださいませんか	yasuma-se-te-kudasai-mase-n-ka	predicate	can I take a day off?

Could you please let me pay today since you treated me the other day?

因為上次你請客，所以今天能讓我付錢嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この前	kono-mae	modifiers	before this
ごちそうになったから	gochiso—ni-na-t-ta-kara	modifiers	because I was treated
今日は	kyo—wa	modifiers	today
ぼくに	boku-ni	subject	to me
払わせてもらえませんか	harawa-se-te-morae-mase-n-ka	predicate	can I pay?

That was a feast.

那個，謝謝款待。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
それは	sore-wa	subject	that (topic marker)
ごちそうさま	gochiso-sama	predicate	thank you for the meal

Could you please let me take charge of the progress of the meeting today?

請問您能否讓我擔任今天會議的進程協調員呢？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
今日は	kyo—wa	modifiers	today
会議の	kaigi-no	modifiers	meeting’s
進行係を	shinko—gakari-wo	subject	progress manager (object marker)
ぜひ	zehi	-	definitely
わたしに	watashi-ni	modifiers	to me
やらせていただけませんか	yara-se-te-i-ta-dake-mase-n-ka	predicate	could you let me do?