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Help! how do I say I'm allowed / not allowed to do something

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peterdupreez7924
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Help! how do I say I'm allowed / not allowed to do something

Postby peterdupreez7924 » May 18th, 2011 12:29 pm

hello I'm required to list various things I'm not allowed to do in japanese for an assignement
I was wondering how do I say the following

I am not allowed to go out before my homework is done

I am not allowed to drink alcohol

I am not allowed to hurt people

I think the pattern I need to use is .....Shite wa ikemasen
Last edited by peterdupreez7924 on May 18th, 2011 1:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.

peterdupreez7924
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Postby peterdupreez7924 » May 18th, 2011 12:30 pm

Sorry, Also how I would say I'm allowed to play video games,

I'm allowed to watch tv

I'm allowed to use the internet

and also the pattern involved... thanks!

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Postby Jessi » May 19th, 2011 2:46 am

Hello Peter,
I think you'll have more luck if you attempt to create the sentences yourself and then share what you have - and then other users can help make corrections ;)
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Postby Belton » May 20th, 2011 12:34 pm

I am not allowed to do your homework for you.
宿題をしてあげてはいけないよ

Check your class notes or textbook to see the structures you are currently studying, use a dictionary for unknown vocabulary, have a go yourself.
As Jessiさん has said people are more likely to help by correcting your work.

If you want to learn Japanese (or anything else) you only really learn by practising it. There are probably several ways to express these sentences, if someone gives you a construction you aren't studying it'll be more obvious you haven't done the work yourself. I don't know what schools' attitudes to plagiarism are like these days.

That said, you are correct in the first post that ~te wa ikemasen could be used, so could dame desu.
~koto ga dekiru could be used in the positive sentences. Although often about ability it can also convey permission, (or lack of, if negative). However you might be required to more strongly express permission as distinct from ability. (eg. I can drive a car (ability) but I am not allowed because my license has expired. (permission))

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