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Benkyō shite iru toki ni tomodachi ni korarete

komarimashita.
I had a friend drop in on me in the middle of my
studying, darn it.

Densha no naka de iPod o toraremashita
I had my iPod swiped on the train.

Sensei ni yobarete

shikararemashita.

I was called and scolded by the teacher.

10.17. Use of the causative passive

Expressions with the causative passive mean things like
‘someone was made to do something by someone else.’ The

person made to perform the action is indicated by the
particle wa or ga, the person by whom he is made to perform

the action is indicated by the particle ni.

Watakushi wa isha ni kurusi o nomase-
raremashita./Watakushi wa isha ni kurusi o

nomasaremashita.
I was ordered to take medicine by the doctor.

(=The doctor had me take medicine.)