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〜てもいいです

May do something; add か to ask permissionmachine translation

FormationVerb て-form + もいいです(か)

Use 〜てもいいです to say that something is allowed. Adding か at the end — 〜てもいいですか — is a very common polite way to ask permission.

How to form it: verb て-form + もいいです. When granting permission, answer はい、どうぞ or はい、〜てもいいですよ. When refusing, use 〜てはいけません or decline more softly with すみません、ちょっと….

Note: "it's fine not to do it" is a different pattern — 〜なくてもいいです — don't confuse it with this one.

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