LESSON 15
Permission & prohibition

Ask permission with V〜ても いいですか, state prohibitions with V〜ては いけません, describe states and occupations with V〜て います, and mark a resulting location with に.

単語Vocabulary22 words
putv.
make, producev.
sellv.
get to knowv.
be going to livev.
do researchv.
materials, datan.
cataloguen.
timetablen.
clothesn.
productsn.
softwaren.
electronic dictionaryn.
economyn.
municipal office, city halln.
senior high schooln.
dentist, dentist'sn.
single, unmarriedn.
I'm sorry.exp.
Ladies and Gentlemen, everybodyn.
remember, recollectv.
be (honorific of います)v.
文型Grammar patterns6 points
Ask permission to do something.
例
May I take a photo?
State a prohibition (not used to a higher-status person).
例
You must not smoke here.
With certain verbs, て います shows a continuing state (married, know, have, live).
例
I live in Osaka.
Also expresses a habitual action, occupation or personal status.
例
Mr. Miller works at IMC.
に marks the location of the subject resulting from the action (はいります/すわります/のります…).
例
Take the Number 16 bus from Kyoto Station.
に shows where (N1) N2 ends up as a result of the action.
例
Write your address here, please.
例文Example sentences3 pairs
Q.
May I smoke here?
A.
Yes, you may.
Q.
Is it all right to smoke here?
A.
No, it isn't. It's a No Smoking area.
Q.
Do you know the number of the city hall?
A.
No, I don't.
参考職業[しょくぎょう] — Occupations26 words
company employee
civil servant, public servant
station attendant
bank employee
postman
shop assistant
cook
barber
beautician
teacher
solicitor, lawyer
research worker
doctor / nurse
driver
policeman
diplomat
politician
painter
author
musician
architect
engineer
designer
journalist
singer / actor
athlete
漢字Kanji8 characters
sell
7 strokes
know
8 strokes
reside, live
7 strokes
make
7 strokes
clothes
8 strokes
polish, study
9 strokes
research
7 strokes
pass through, manage
11 strokes
練習Review quiz6 questions
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