Permiso can mean permission to do something or an official permit.
The idea
It is masculine: el permiso, un permiso; plural: los permisos, unos permisos. Ask with pedir permiso para plus an infinitive.
Examples
- Pedí permiso para salir antes del trabajo.I asked for permission to leave work early.
- ¿Tienes permiso para entrar en este edificio?Do you have permission to enter this building?
- La biblioteca nos dio permiso para organizar una charla.The library gave us permission to organise a talk.
- Necesitamos un permiso para vender comida en la plaza.We need a permit to sell food in the square.
- Los permisos de estacionamiento caducan en junio.The parking permits expire in June.
- Sin permiso de su familia, Leo no publicó la foto.Without the family’s permission, Leo did not publish the photo.
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Watch out
Do not assume un permiso always means informal permission: it can be an official document.
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Choose the article: ___ permiso está vigente. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun.
Choose the plural: La oficina expide dos ___. (permisos / permiso)
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permisos
Permisos follows the quantity of two.
Choose the word for permission: Para fotografiar aquí, primero hay que pedir ___. (permiso / silla)
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permiso
Permiso fits a request for authorization to take photographs.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the article: ___ permiso está vigente. (El / La)
Choose the plural: La oficina expide dos ___. (permisos / permiso)
Choose the word for permission: Para fotografiar aquí, primero hay que pedir ___. (permiso / silla)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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