「持っていっていい」 same as ? 「持っていってもいい」?


Is 「持っていっ **ていい** 」 just 「持っていっ **てもいい** 」 with the 「も」 omitted?

I know 「てもいい」 means something along the lines of "may I" etc, is it the same
for 「ていい」 or is there a slight difference?




Try translating the も as "still".

> 持っていっていい？ lit. _Is it okay when I take it away/off?_  
>  持っていってもいい？ lit. _Is it **still** okay when I take it away/off?_

So, the nuance is the latter expects more possibility it could make
inconvenience, thus asks more carefully on whether they don't mind. The
difference is, however, minimized in affirmative/interrogative sentences
compared to negative sentences.

> 来なくていい。 lit. _It is okay when you don't come. (You're not needed!)_  
>  来なくてもいい。 lit. _It is **still** okay when you don't come. (It's not
> compulsory.)_

While they both can be translated "don't have to", the former is practically
discouraging the hearer, and you may want to use the latter for neutral "may
or may not" sense to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings :)




Try translating the も as "still".

> 持っていっていい？ lit. _Is it okay when I take it away/off?_  
>  持っていってもいい？ lit. _Is it **still** okay when I take it away/off?_

So, the nuance is the latter expects more possibility it could make
inconvenience, thus asks more carefully on whether they don't mind. The
difference is, however, minimized in affirmative/interrogative sentences
compared to negative sentences.

> 来なくていい。 lit. _It is okay when you don't come. (You're not needed!)_  
>  来なくてもいい。 lit. _It is **still** okay when you don't come. (It's not
> compulsory.)_

While they both can be translated "don't have to", the former is practically
discouraging the hearer, and you may want to use the latter for neutral "may
or may not" sense to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings :)

