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Learn Hardcore Japanese: 〜te mo ii - to be permitted to

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 7
/〜te mo ii

〜te mo ii

〜て　も　いい〜te mo ii

to be permitted to

Breakdown of 〜te mo ii

connective form

Usages of 〜te mo ii

新あたらしい　ドア　から　部屋へや　に　入はいって　も　いい　です　か。atarashii doa kara heya ni haitte mo ii desu ka.

May I enter the room through the new door?

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

はい、　ドア　を　開あけて　入はいって　も　いい　です。hai, doa o akete haitte mo ii desu.

Yes, you may open the door and come in.

風かぜ　が　強つよい　です　から、　ドア　を　閉しめて　も　いい　です　か。kaze ga tsuyoi desu kara, doa o shimete mo ii desu ka.

Because the wind is strong, may I close the door?

会議かいぎ中ちゅう　に　水みず　を　飲のんで　も　いい　です。kaigichuu ni mizu o nonde mo ii desu.

It’s okay to drink water during the meeting.

暗くらい　部屋へや　で　電気でんき　を　消けして　も　いい　です　か。kurai heya de denki o keshite mo ii desu ka.

May I turn off the light in the dark room?

エレベーター　を　使つかって　も　いい　です　か。erebeetaa o tsukatte mo ii desu ka.

May I use the elevator?

ここ　で　名前なまえ　を　書かいて　も　いい　です　か。koko de namae o kaite mo ii desu ka.

May I write my name here?

新あたらしい　靴下くつした　を　試着しちゃくして　みて　も　いい　です　か。atarashii kutsushita o shichakushite mite mo ii desu ka.

May I try on the new socks?

ジェットコースター　が　怖こわければ、　池いけ　の　周まわり　を　散歩さんぽしたり　写真しゃしん　を　撮とったり　して　も　いい　です。jettokoosutaa ga kowakereba, ike no mawari o sanposhitari shashin o tottari shite mo ii desu.

If roller coasters are scary, you can just walk around the pond and take photos.

この　辞書じしょ　を　借かりて　も　いい　です　か。kono jisho o karite mo ii desu ka.

May I borrow this dictionary?

窓まど　を　閉しめて　も　いい　です　よ。mado o shimete mo ii desu yo.

It's okay to close the window.

担当者たんとうしゃ　に　すぐ　連絡れんらくして　も　いい　です　か。tantousha ni sugu renrakushite mo ii desu ka.

May I contact the person in charge right away?

会議かいぎ　の　あと　で　担当者たんとうしゃ　に　質問しつもん　を　して　も　いい　です　か。kaigi no ato de tantousha ni shitsumon o shite mo ii desu ka.

May I ask the person in charge a question after the meeting?

クレジットカード　で　払はらって　も　いい　です　か。kurejittokaado de haratte mo ii desu ka.

May I pay by credit card?

ここ　で　自由じゆう　に　座すわって　も　いい　です。koko de jiyuu ni suwatte mo ii desu.

You may sit freely here.

別べつ　の　席せき　に　座すわって　も　いい　です　か。betsu no seki ni suwatte mo ii desu ka.

May I sit in a different seat?

この　部屋へや　は　少々しょうしょう　寒さむい　です　から、　窓まど　を　閉しめて　も　いい　です　か。kono heya wa shoushou samui desu kara, mado o shimete mo ii desu ka.

This room is a little cold, so may I close the window?

ここ　に　車くるま　を　置おいて　も　いい　です　か。koko ni kuruma o oite mo ii desu ka.

May I park my car here?

この　スープ　は　おいしい　です　から、　おかわりして　も　いい　です　か。kono suupu wa oishii desu kara, okawarishite mo ii desu ka.

This soup is delicious, so may I have some more?

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