"对不起，我可以向你借笔记吗？"

Translation: Sorry, can I borrow the notes from you?

[michelle.ko]

"sorry, could I borrow your notes?" should be accepted

[NickeL9740]

Yes, i typed this and i got it correct

[pkoutsenko]

There is no BUT in the Chinese text

[SSSRoaB]

That's more a property of the English language. Though I do agree that they should change it to 'Sorry, can I...' to minimize confusion.

[tgaertig]

Why is 向 used here?

[Gabrielle145359]

I believe it's part of the sentence structure for 借/borrow.
向你借something
”向你“ is like "from you"
“借" is borrow.

"向你借something"
is like "borrow something from you"

[Patrick_Dark]

"向" can mean "from" per https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22towards%22_with_%22xiang%22#Used_as_.22from.22. So, the latter half of the reference sentence is literally "I can from you borrow notes?" and follows a 向 + target + verb pattern.

[NickeL9740]

It is more likely to explain it like " I am here facing to you." It is like a action that is intend to something or someone. Not only a meaning of "from' but also "to".
for example, 我冲向他。I rush to him.
I borrowed a pen from him.我向他借了一支笔。
我从他那借来了一支笔。(I borrowed a pen from him(there).
那（这）。。verb来direct object means "did something and gained something from xxxxxx(there).

[jimjams00]

Better yet, 'excuse me, may/might I borrow your notes?'

[janette.yeung]

No need for "but"

[NickeL9740]

Why does it need a but

[FrankieW5]

Excuse me, could I borrow your notes?

[taffystar]

"Sorry, may I borrow your notes?"

[elec35_daniellee]

No need "but"

[PaulXuHuan]

I entered "a notebook" instead of "notebook" and got it wrong

[grippygecko]

Also it's not notebook, it's notes. 笔记本 would be notebook.

[NickeL9740]

Because the notebook here has a possession state which is "your",therefore you cant say can i borrow a notebook.

[Terence364703]

'Excuse me. Can I borrow your notes please' was wrong. Punished for being polite again I guess...

[FuCnSW]

This one expresses more polite. It sounds like you wanna borrow something from the stranger. The way between friends should be 我可以借你筆記嗎

Though this sentence gramatically means 2 opposite questions. But only can I borrow your note is frequently used. If you don't want confuse yourself, put 的 then becomes 你的筆記 is more clear.

By the way, here 跟 can substitute 向, 我可以跟你借筆記嗎 is also polite speaking. 向 is too polite not used often nowadays.

[EricGohi]

I don't understand why the come before the

[KynaPat]

Lol. I never would have guessed this Chinglish.

[ckjuAOD9]

Sorry, can you borrow me your notes?
what is wrong with this?

[Gabrielle145359]

"You borrow me" is not right. Two correct setences are: "Sorry, can you lend me your notes?"
and
"Sorry, can I borrow your notes?"

[beaudanner]

Yeah, if someone didn't say "but" to me I would be completely lost.

Sorry, can I borrow your notes? (Sorry BUT can you repeat that clearly?)

[beaudanner]

Sorry, but can I borrow your notes? (oh, if you don't repeat "I" twice we don't know who we're talking about. so sorry!) Ugh

[beaudanner]

I'm still refusing to write "but" just so you can count it right.

[beaudanner]

will you hurry up and please fix this "but" requirement for god sake? waste my time