We have been learning the structure of “verb + てもいいです” for a couple of weeks. In fact, except this form, we can also have the structure of “い形・な形・名詞 + てもいいです”. Let’s have a look at the following examples.
1. アパートは、家賃が安ければ、狭くてもいいです。(As long as the rent is cheap, I am fine even the apartment is small.)
2. やる気さえあれば、下手でもいいです。(It is OK as long as you have passion.)
3. 英語が話せるなら、学生でもいいです。(It is OK even s/he is a student as long as s/he can speak English.)
As shown above, it is necessary to convert the form of words to adapt it to “てもいい”. The basic rule of conversion is as follow.
– い形(adjective): い→く + てもいい
– な形・名詞: can be used directly
The structure is shown above means “compromise” rather than “permission”, which means you might need to consider “てもいい” separately by “動詞 + ~” and “い形・な形・名詞 + ~”.
See you next time.