てもいい - Grammar Discussion

[Nouns ・Adj.] ~ is okay
(even if) ~ is alright to
(even) ~ can・may

Structure

  • いAdjective[く] + てもいい
  • Noun + もいい
  • なAdjective + もいい

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What’s the grammar point that explains the から usage in this example? It’s not a てから, and I thought a sentence ending with から is supposed to be the cause of the following (or elided) sentence, but that would be “{I will do [it]} because {it’s fine that it’s summer vacation}”. That doesn’t seem to make sense here.

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“It is even fine …” sounds really weird. Shouldn’t it be rather “it’s fine, even if …”?

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Hey and welcome to the community forums :partying_face:
@Shinzo

I have changed the translation to:

" It is fine if you like to do sports."

I think it sounds much better in English, what is your opinion?

Thank you for the feedback!
Cheers,

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@mrnoone: Thank you and yes, I agree.

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たかてもいい
What is the reason for changing the い for く in 高い ?
Isn’t it changed only to form negative sentences?

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That’s the correct pattern. :slight_smile:
Here’s the positive and negative conjugations of い-adjectives.
高い → 高くて
高くない → 高くなくて
Adjective[て]・Noun[て] | Japanese Grammar SRS
なくて | Japanese Grammar SRS

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What’s the “てもよろしい” form mentioned in the quiz answers? I assume it’s another form, but it’s not mentioned in the lesson info at all.

よろしい is a more polite alternative to いい with more or less the same meaning.

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