MAY

MAY is a modal verb. It hasn't got the 's' ending in the 3rd person singular. It is followed by an infinitive without 'to'.

It is used to express:

- possibility (It may rain tomorrow.)

- permission (He may come in.)

- wish (May all your dreams come true.)

You make questions by inversion, and negatives by adding NOT after the verb.

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MAY (smeti, moći) je modalni glagol. Nema nastavak "s" za III lice jednine. Sledi ga infinitiv (osnovni glagolski oblik). 

Izražava:

- mogućnost (Možda će sutra pasti kiša.)

- dozvolu (On sme da uđe.)

- želju (Neka ti se svi snovi ostvare.)

U upitnim rečenicama dolazi do inverzije, a u odričnim se dodaje rečca NE posle glagola.

 

Say it more politely:

1 Give me a Coke.

2 Give me your book.

3 Give me some bread.

4 Give me that bag.

5 Give me a piece of cake.

E.g. Give me a glass of water. - May I have a glass of water?

 

Translate into English:

1 Možeš sam da izađeš.

2 Smem li da otvorim prozor?

3 Možda je dete u pravu.

4 Možeš da uzmeš tu knjigu.

5 Možda ću doći da te vidim.