may

/meɪ/ modal verb

Translation

POSSIBLE › used to talk about what is possibly true or will possibly happen

...a/e bilmek; ...ması/mesi mümkün olmak

There may be other problems that we don't know about. I think I may have a cold.1757

PERMISSION formal › used to ask or give permission

izin vermek/müsaade etmek; izin istemek; ricada bulunmak

May I be excused, please? You may begin.686

may (well) ... but › used to show that the first thing you say is not important when compared to another fact

...olabilir fakat ...dır/dir

It may be cheap but it's not very good. 1242

(Definition of may modal verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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