How to say "allow" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 許すゆるすgodan verb, transitive verbCovers the permission sense of allow: to permit, approve of, or consent to something. Use it when a person grants permission, allowing someone to do something.
- 可能にするかのうにするexpression, suru verbCovers the enable sense of allow: when something makes an action possible or feasible, rather than a person granting permission. Here allow is close to enable.
Use 「許す」 for the permission sense of allow, when a person permits or consents to something; use 「可能にする」 for the enable sense, when something makes an action possible or feasible.
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