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会議 の あと で 担当者 に 質問 を して も いい です か。kaigi no ato de tantousha ni shitsumon o shite mo ii desu ka.
Meaning
May I ask the person in charge a question after the meeting?
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Breakdown of kaigi no ato de tantousha ni shitsumon o shite mo ii desu ka.
ですdesu
to be
をo
direct object particle
かka
question particle
のno
possessive case particle
Questions & Answers about kaigi no ato de tantousha ni shitsumon o shite mo ii desu ka.
What does the particle に after 担当者 do?
It marks the person you direct the action to: you ask someone. The pattern is:
- 人 に 質問する / 聞く / 尋ねる Using を with the person (e.g., 担当者を質問する) is incorrect. You can reorder as 質問を 担当者に する, but the person still takes に.
Why is it 質問をしても and not just 質問する?
Because the permission pattern is V-て も いい. You need the verb’s て-form: する → して, then add もいい.
- 質問してもいいですか = May I ask a question?
Do I have to include を in 質問をする?
No. With する-verbs, を is optional:
- 質問をする and 質問する are both natural. Including を can sound a touch more careful/emphatic, but there’s no big difference here.
What does も mean in してもいい?
Here 〜てもいい is a set pattern meaning “may/it’s okay to.” Literally, “even if I do X, it’s okay,” but functionally it asks permission. You can also say していいですか; してもいいですか is a bit softer.
How polite is 〜てもいいですか? Are there more formal options?
