はたらかせる
Hatarakaseru
働かせる (Hatarakaseru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to put someone to work, to make someone work, to use, to apply”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto put someone to work; to make someone work
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)
Examples
想像力を働かせた。
I used my imagination.
彼らは彼を働かせた。
They made him work.
彼らは私たちを一晩中働かせた。
They made us work all night.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).