January 12th, 2026

HW ex. 6 p. 151

2. MAY = saa; on lupa; voi; saattaa ehkä; preesens & futuuri
May I go now?
May I be excused?

MIGHT: saattaisi
I konditionaali: Marc might come to the the meeting if he had time.
II konditionaali: Marc might have come to the meeting if he had had time.

KORVAAVA MUOTO: (to) be allowed to do s-g
1. preesens 
I am allowed to try again.  I may try again.
2. imperfekti
I was allowed to try again.
3. perfekti
I have been allowed to try again.
4. pluskvamperfekti
I had been allowed to try again.
5. I futuuri
I will be allowed to try again tomorrow. I may try again tomorrow.
6. I konditionaali
I would be allowed to try again. I might try again.
7. II konditionaali
I would have been allowed to try again. I might have tried again.

NB!
You may not understand it.

mennyt:
She may have changed her mind.
He is maybe right.

KIELTEINEN:
puhujan johtopäätös:
Your dog can't have eaten all that chocolate.

= Koirasi ei ole voinut MITENKÄÄN syödä kaikkea tuota suklaata.
MYÖNTEINEN:
Koirasi on VARMAANKIN syönyt tuon suklaapatukan.
= Your dog MUST HAVE EATEN that chocolate bar.

Matti must be sick because he is not in class today. = Matti on VARMAANKIN sairas...
Matti can't be sick because I just saw him and he was as fit as a fiddle.