Asking to have tea with 〜てもいい
Grammar Explanation: Permission to do with 〜てもいい
Following a misunderstanding, Cocoa and her friends ended up at the tea house where Syaro works.
- ココア:
- 「せっかくだからお茶してってもいいかな？」
- “Since we have the chance, would it be okay if we had some tea ?”
- Literal: “Since we have the chance, I wonder if having tea is okay even if we do it?”
- “Since we have the chance, would it be okay if we had some tea ?”
Key Points
1お茶してってもいい asks permission to stay for tea
- Cocoa checks whether the group may have tea before leaving the shop.
2してって contracts していって
- お茶していく describes stopping for tea on the way, and casual speech compresses していって to してって.
3かな makes the request less direct
- The literal “would it be okay” becomes a tentative request, while せっかくだから supplies the reason for asking.
See Also
- Grammar: Wondering with かな
- Grammar: Taking advantage of an opportunity with せっかく〜だから
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