Topic: Hebrew

"אפשר ללכת?"

Translation:Can I go?

August 29, 2016

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/lulubeck

    I tried "Is it okay to leave?"

    August 29, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/BartiBar
    • 20

    Accepted.

    August 29, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/genistv

      Wouldn't "shall we go" be another possible translation?

      May 3, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/airelibre
      Mod

        It's similar, but I'm not convinced it's the same. "?אפשר ללכת" is asking permission, while "shall we go?" is a suggestion, like "?שנזוז?", "שנלך".

        May 4, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/AndrUrugua

          Also, I guess "shall" supposes an obligation to go, not a permit.

          August 12, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/gillianf19
          • 15

          I wrote "Can I walk?" and it was marked wrong. Any ideas why? Or should it have been accepted?

          December 18, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/FMG.2

            With words like אפשר or מכיל, aside from intonation and punctuation marks, how can you tell if this is a question or a statement?

            February 18, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/BurleighBl
            • 60

            How would you say, "May I go?"

            March 7, 2019
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