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〜てもいい Permission (Day 56) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-07100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 56

〜てもいい (Permission)


🧠 What is 〜てもいい?

〜てもいい means “it’s OK to do”.

👉 It gives permission.


🔤 Basic Pattern

Verb (て form)

+ もいい

Meaning

たべて

もいい

can eat

のんで

もいい

can drink

いって

もいい

can go

みて

もいい

can look

して

もいい

can do

👉 て form + もいい


🔊 Key Point

• Permission expression
• Often used as a question
• Very common

👉 “Can I…?” feeling


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• Verbて もいい

Examples:

• すし を たべてもいい
= it’s OK to eat sushi

• ここ に いってもいい
= it’s OK to go here


📝 Example Sentences

  • みず を のんでもいい。
    = it’s OK to drink water
  • ほん を よんでもいい。
    = it’s OK to read a book

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Not using て form
• Forgetting もいい
• Mixing with ください

👉 Structure matters


📚 Learn Faster

• Practice permission situations
• Say out loud
• Repeat often
• Use daily

👉 Real context helps


🎯 Practice

👉 たべる → ?
👉 のむ → ?

Make 3 permission sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Change to てもいい

No.

Verb

Answer

1

たべる

?

2

のむ

?

3

いく

?

4

みる

?

5

する

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

6

すし を たべてもいい

?

7

みず を のんでもいい

?

8

ほん を よんでもいい

?


③ Translate

No.

English

Answer

9

can eat sushi

?

10

can read a book

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

たべてもいい

2

のんでもいい

3

いってもいい

4

みてもいい

5

してもいい

6

can eat sushi

7

can drink water

8

can read a book

9

すし を たべてもいい

10

ほん を よんでもいい


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 57: 〜てはいけない

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