May, be allowed to
A/V-아/어도 되다 expresses permission or approval for a behavior.
It corresponds to 'may' or 'be allowed to' in English.
If the stem ends in the vowel ㅏ or ㅗ, then -아도 되다 is used, and for all other vowel endings, -어도 되다 is used.
As for verbs ending in 하다, the form changes to 해도 되다.
In place of -아/어도 되다, -아/어도 괜찮다 and -아/어도 좋다 can also be used.
Used to ask for permission or approval before doing a certain action
In place of 아/어도 되다 you can also use 아/어도 괜찮아요 and 아/어도 좋다
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