～せてください (〜sete kudasai)
JLPT N3
Explanation
Requesting someone to allow or let you do something (causative request).
Formation
Verb-causative (させ) + て + ください
Detailed Explanation
The せてください grammar point is used to request permission or ask someone to allow you to do something. It is a polite way of making a request and can be translated as 'please let me...' or 'please allow me...' in English. It is formed by using the causative form of the verb (Verb-させる) in the て-form, plus ください (e.g. 帰らせる → 帰らせて → 帰らせてください).
Examples
もう一度説明させてください。
Mou ichido setsumei sasete kudasai.
Please let me explain it once more.
帰らせてください。
Kaerasete kudasai.
Please let me go home.
その本を見せてください。
Sono hon o misete kudasai.
Please let me see that book.
ここで待たせてください。
Koko de matasete kudasai.
Please let me wait here.
Grammar content sourced from hanabira.org.