Causation of i-adjective


When conjugating an adjective to its causative form, the way to go about it is
as follows. For example, 寂しい

寂しくしない (Won't let/make you lonely)

Question is, what happens if I use させない instead?

寂しくさせない

Doesn't this also mean "Won't let/make you lonely"?




In a view of Japanese, just "寂しくしない" means "Won't let/make myself lonely" and
just "寂しくさせない" means "Won't let/make you lonely".

Your context is "私はあなたを寂しくしない" = "I won't let/make you lonely". This is a
usage of oral communication and not have sense of formal.

In this context, it is same meaning of "私はあなたを寂しくさせない", but this is a usage of
written communication and have sense of formal.




In a view of Japanese, just "寂しくしない" means "Won't let/make myself lonely" and
just "寂しくさせない" means "Won't let/make you lonely".

Your context is "私はあなたを寂しくしない" = "I won't let/make you lonely". This is a
usage of oral communication and not have sense of formal.

In this context, it is same meaning of "私はあなたを寂しくさせない", but this is a usage of
written communication and have sense of formal.

