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Why is the causative of "neru" "nekaseru".

Following the standard rules, it should be "nesaseru". It isn't listed as a
irregular verb either.

What am I missing?
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Causative form of "neru" (sleep)
The verb 寝かせる is not the causative form of 寝る, but it is related. The
causative form of 寝る is 寝させる.

寝かせる is instead a transitive verb closer in tone to "put to bed" than
literally "make sleep" or "let sleep".

Japanese is much richer in terms of transitive/intransitive groups of verbs
with similar sound and meaning. English has a few: lay/lie, raise/rise, "they
fell trees"/"trees fall". Japanese has many more groupings like this, in
addition to causative markings: the transitive verb 開ける means "(someone) opens
(something)", the intransitive 開く means "(something) opens (up)", and the
causative 開かせる means "(someone) makes (something) open (up)". Although they
are all possible, context will often dictate which one is most appropriate for
each group of verbs.
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