Wednesday, 26 October 2016

quotes - What is the use of て-form at the end of this sentence?



何かヒーロー友に守られ血を流させて。



I interpret this sentence from the manga 「僕のヒーローアカデミア」to mean "Some hero I am, making my friends spill blood to protect me." However, I have two questions:


What is the use of the te-form of 流させる at the end of the sentence? Usually, when I see the te-form alone, I assume it's a request (i.e. shortened form of 〜てください), but I don't see how this quote could be construed as such. It's part of a character's inner monologue.


Also, though not my main question, is it acceptable to drop the る from 守られる as is done above?





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