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On to my problem:
Guys, I really need help with causative, passive and causative-passive, in a specific context where the particle に is involved. To do that, I need you to simply translate these sentences for me, please:
1. I lend money to my friend.
2. My friend borrows money from me.
3. I was made to lend money to my friend.
4. My friend made me lend him money.
5. I was made to lend money to my friend, and I don't like it.
6. My friend made me borrow him money, and I don't like it.
This all just turns into a god damned clusterfuck inside my head. This is how I would guess at it, if I had to:
1. 俺は友達に金を貸す。
2. 友達は俺に金を借りる。
3. 俺は友達に金を貸させた(clusterfucked; can't tell if it's 貸す or 借りる)。
4. Same as 3 because how Japanese works, is my guess?
5. 俺は友達に金を貸させられた。
Any help on this would be deeply appreciated. I'll say it again: I only have a problem when the particle に is involved.
As a side-question: How often do you guys convert kana to kanji when typing? Every word? Every sentence? How to Japanese people do it? I've been typing along but I'm not really sure what the most effective method is.