Japanese Grammar: Expressing Permission 「…てもいい (May)」

Japanese Grammar: てもいい

Before starting the exercise for expressing permission 「...てもいい (May)」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki I - Lesson 6: ~てもいい / ~てはいけません
Tae Kim's Guide - Expressing "must" or "have to" (last part)

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Expressing Permission 「...てもいい (May)」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

May (I) take a photo?
写真しゃしんをとってもいいですか?
May (I) sit (here)? => Yes, go ahead.
座すわってもいいですか? => はい、どうぞ。
May (I) drink this green tea? => Sure.
このお茶ちゃを飲のんでもいいですか? => もちろん。
May (I) ask (you) a question? => (I’m) sorry. (Explanatory) (I’m) busy now.
質問しつもんしてもいいですか? => すみません、今いま忙いそがしいんです。
May (I) go home? => Sorry, not now.
家いえに帰かえってもいいですか? => すみません、今いまはだめです。
(You) may take a rest.
休やすんでもいいですよ。
(You) may eat (it) all.
全ぜん部ぶ食たべてもいいですよ。
(You) may take off (your) jacket.
上うわ着ぎを脱ぬいでもいいですよ。
(You) may not practice Japanese every day.
毎日まいにち、日に本ほん語ごを練れん習しゅうしなくてもいいですよ。 
(You) may not come in the morning. 
朝あさに来こなくてもいいですよ。 

Note

People customarily add the sentence-ending particle: よ when they give permission.

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