E05
extended
Speaker stance
Modality
Permission Aura
Is it allowed?
intermediate
Permission modal
Deontic modality
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 mateřském jazyce
Angličtina
Výskyt
strong
Důležitost
English expresses permission with may, can, be allowed to, and let constructions, with register differences.
You may leave now.
may = permission
V jazyce, který se učíte
Španělština
Výskyt
strong
Obtížnost
Permission is usually expressed with poder, permitir, dejar, and polite question frames.
¿Puedo entrar? Me dejaron salir.
May I come in? They let me leave.
Typická potíž při učení
Learners may use overly direct forms where a polite modal question is natural.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.