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Giving/Denying/Asking Permission Posted by on Apr 23, 2010

To ask for permission use a verb + 도 + 되다 with a rising intonation : 여기 앉아도 돼요? = Can I sit here? or Am I allowed to sit here? (여기 = here. 앉아 = sit. 도 돼요 = can I/am I allowed.) The verb used here was 앉다 or “to sit”. Since 앉다 uses an…

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