This means someone makes you do something. You do not want to do it. Or, someone does something to you.
Ichidan Verb [stem] + させられるPrimary
Godan Verb [ない-form, drop い] + せられる
する → させられる
来る → 来させられる
This means someone makes you do something. You do not want to do it. Or, someone does something to you.
子供の頃、嫌いな野菜を母に食べさせられた。
When I was a child, I was made to eat vegetables I disliked by my mother.
上司の命令でも、そんな無意味な残業はさせられたくない。
Even if it's an order from my boss, I don't want to be made to do such pointless overtime.
部長に急な出張に行かせられて、週末の予定が台無しになりました。
I was made to go on a sudden business trip by the department head, and my weekend plans were ruined.
他人に自分の意見を無理やり変えさせられるのは、とても不快だ。
Being forced by others to change your own opinion is very unpleasant.
え、まさかあの荷物、全部一人で運ばせられたの？
What, no way, you were made to carry all that luggage by yourself?
Imagine you are talking fast. You might shorten some words. Japanese people do this with some verbs. They make them shorter and easier to say. This makes the speech sound more natural. But not all verbs can be shortened.
This is different from just making someone do something. It is also different from just being acted upon. This form means you were forced to do something. You did not want to do it. But someone made you do it.
Use this when you want to show someone is made to do something. The person who is forced is the main topic. The person who forces them uses the particle に. The thing being acted on uses を.
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