{"id":223,"date":"2010-03-16T03:10:08","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T03:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=223"},"modified":"2010-03-19T03:57:15","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T03:57:15","slug":"sentences-with-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/sentences-with-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentences with “May”"},"content":{"rendered":"

One way to ask for permission to do something is to use the construction ~\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = May I sit down?<\/p>\n

(\u3059\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong>\/\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = May I sit down?)<\/p>\n

To approve, you can use the construction ~\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u306f\u3044<\/strong>\u3001\u3059\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088<\/strong> = Yes, you may sit down.<\/p>\n

(\u306f\u3044<\/strong> = yes.\u00a0\u00a0\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088<\/strong> = you may sit down)<\/p>\n

To deny permission to do something, you can use the construction ~\u306f\u3044\u3051\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3044\u3044\u3048<\/strong>\u3001\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong> = No, you may not sit down.<\/p>\n

(\u3044\u3044\u3048<\/strong> = No.\u00a0 \u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong> = you may not sit down.)<\/p>\n

The \u3082<\/strong> can be left off of \u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong>, which is more informal :<\/p>\n

\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = May I leave?<\/p>\n

(\u304b\u3048\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong>\/\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = May I leave?)<\/p>\n

When asking permission to do something from a person of higher status, it’s probably better to use the construction ~\u3066\u3082\u3088\u308d\u3057\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u5165\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3088\u308d\u3057\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = May I come in?<\/p>\n

(\u306f\u3044\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3088\u308d\u3057\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong>\/\u5165\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3088\u308d\u3057\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = May I come in?)<\/p>\n

When giving permission to a superior the construction ~\u3066\u3082\u3051\u3063\u3053\u3046\u3067\u3059<\/strong> can be used :<\/p>\n

\u98df\u3079\u3066\u3082\u3051\u3063\u3053\u3046\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = You may eat it<\/p>\n

(\u305f\u3079\u3066\u3082\u3051\u3063\u3053\u3046\u3067\u3059<\/strong>\/\u98df\u3079\u3066\u3082\u3051\u3063\u3053\u3046\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = You may eat it)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One way to ask for permission to do something is to use the construction ~\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b \u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b = May I sit down? (\u3059\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\/\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b = May I sit down?) To approve, you can use the construction ~\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088 \u306f\u3044\u3001\u3059\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088 = Yes, you may sit down. (\u306f\u3044 = yes.\u00a0\u00a0\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088 = you may sit down) To deny permission to do…<\/p>\n

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