Questions & Answers about Må jeg se menuen?
Why does the sentence start with Må instead of jeg?
In Danish, you flip the subject (jeg) and the verb (må) to make a yes/no question. While a statement is Jeg må (I may), the question becomes Må jeg? (May I?).
Doesn't må usually mean "must"?
Yes, må can mean "must" when talking about rules or obligations. However, when asking for permission, like in this sentence, it translates to "may". Context tells you which one it is!
Why is se not in the present tense?
Se is in the infinitive (dictionary) form because it follows the modal verb må. Just like in English, the second verb stays in its basic form after a modal verb, so Danish drops the usual present tense -r ending here.
How do we know it means "the menu" and not just "a menu"?
Notice the -en at the end of menuen. In Danish, you don't usually put a separate word for "the" in front of a noun. Instead, you attach it to the end as a suffix. So menu is "a menu", and menuen is "the menu".
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