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Sentences with “May” Posted by on Mar 16, 2010

One way to ask for permission to do something is to use the construction ~てもいいですか 座ってもいいですか = May I sit down? (すわってもいいですか/座っていいですか = May I sit down?) To approve, you can use the construction ~てもいいですよ はい、すわってもいいですよ = Yes, you may sit down. (はい = yes.  座ってもいいですよ = you may sit down) To deny permission to do…

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