Language Blocks

Permission Aura

Permission modal Deontic modality

Is it allowed?

extended intermediate Speaker stance

Význam

A modal layer expressing permission, prohibition, allowance, entitlement, or social/legal approval.

Jak to poznat

Ask whether someone is allowed or not allowed to do something.

Příklady

Slova

may|allowed|can|let

Fráze

may enter|allowed to leave|let me know

Věta

You may use my phone.

Visual guide

Basic shape
Permission gate:

[person] → | gate | → [event]
           open = may/can
           shut = not allowed

You may use my phone.
Compare shape
Permission vs ability:
can enter = allowed?
can enter = able?
Some languages share CAN
others separate:
allowed / able
Ask: is it permitted?

Pohled podle jazyka

Ve Vašem jazyce

Portuguese (Brazilian)
Výskyt
strong
Důležitost

Permission and prohibition use poder, deixar, permitir, ter permissão, and negative imperatives.

Você pode entrar.

You may enter.

V jazyce, který se učíte

Vietnamese (standard)
Výskyt
strong
Obtížnost

Permission can use được, có thể, cho phép or polite/request framing.

Bạn có thể vào.

you can enter


Typická potíž při učení

Learners may confuse ability được with permission được.

Same block, different coding

Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.

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