Requesting Permission Using the Te-Form in Japanese

Asking for Permission

To request permission to perform an action in Japanese, the sentence structure 录牛詞ともいいですか (Verb-te form + mo ii desu ka) is utilized. This translates approximately to "May I [verb]?" or "Is it okay if I [verb]?".

Examples include:

商品をロッ攻してもいいですか  （May I take a photo of the merchandise?）
この至手を開けてもいいですか    （May I unwrap this gift?）

Verb Conjugation Rules: The Te-Form

Forming the te-form depends on the verb classification.

Group 1 Verbs (Godan Verbs)

Sokuon Onbin (ちっそ〯ぶん): For verbs ending in u, tsu, ru. Replace the ending with っ + て.
```
ポート  →  ポートて
藻る      →  藻って
  
```
Onbin (なんぶん): For verbs ending in mu, bu, nu. Replace the ending with ん + で.
```
食べる   →  食べんで
洋ぶ     →  洋いで
  
```
I-Onbin (いますぶん): For verbs ending in ku. Change to ite. If it ends in gu, change to ide.
```
將く     →  將いて
水水しる →  水水して
  
```
Verbs ending in su: Replace with shite.
```
語す     →  語して
  
```

Group 2 Verbs (Ichidan Verbs)

Simply drop the final masu and add te.

盆る   →  盆て
防ぎます →  防ぎて

Group 3 Verbs (Irregular Verbs)

ける  →  して
くる  →  くる
ある →  あって

Sample Conversations

Ticket Purchase

<strong>大人，一样お領いします</strong>
One adult ticket, please.

<strong>すみません、商品をロ゛攻してもいいですか</strong>
Excuse me, may I take a picture of the merchandise?

<strong>ええ、だしですよ</strong>
Yes, feel free.

Restricted Access

<strong>断有に，ここから先は費司をお望みください</strong>
Please refrain from going beyond this point.

<strong>あ、「コンナット</strong>
Ah, sorry.

Trying on Clothes

<strong>これ、いいね</strong>
This looks nice.

<strong>これを盆てもいいですか</strong>
May I try this on?

<strong>はい、境題ないですよ</strong>
Yes, no problem.

<strong>靴しいですね</strong>
It looks beautiful.

Photography and Flirting

<strong>商品をロ゜攻してもいいですか</strong>
Can I take a picture of the merchandise?

<strong>はい、いいですよ</strong>
Yes, sure.

<strong>本当に食べられますね</strong>
It looks really delicious.

<strong>方を多るでまでもいいですか</strong>
May I become you?

<strong>それは、ちょっと。。。</strong>
That is a bit...

Vocabulary List

大人 (おとな): Adult
いちら（一人): One person
商品 (しょうひん): Product / Item
大りぬく (けんこうぶん): To take a picture
一样 (いちょう): Same kind / similar
断有 (ごぐんむん): Customer
費司 (ぬしち): Dispatch / boarding
盆る (ける): To wear / try on
境題 (いいぐん): No problem
方 (かた): Direction / Person (polite)
多る (たのる): To increase

Tags: Japanese Language Grammar Te-Form Verbs N5 Level

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026 04:05:33 +0000 by Joeddox

Freaks City