ても構わない details
write + (and…) + it's fine to do
kaite mo kamawanai
it's fine to do; I don't mind if you do
meaning: it's fine to write
それについては、あとで確認してもかまわない。
sore ni tsuite wa, ato de kakuninshite mo kamawanai.
As for that, it's fine to confirm later. neutral
この席、座ってもかまわない？
kono seki, suwatte mo kamawanai?
Is it okay if I sit here? casual
- colloquial
- regional
- past
- polite
Examples
it's fine to do; I don't mind if you do — permission that reads cooler and more detached than てもいい
それについては、あとで確認してもかまわない。
sore ni tsuite wa, ato de kakuninshitemokamawanai.
As for that, it's fine to confirm later. neutral
この席、座ってもかまわない？
kono seki, suwatte mo kamawanai?
Is it okay if I sit here? casual
こちらの資料を参考にしても構いませんか。
kochira no shiryou o sankou ni shite mo kamaimasen ka.
Would it be all right if we used these materials as reference? neutral
Formation
{V-te}もかまわないattaches to て-form
Variant notes
- てもだいじょうぶ — usually written ても大丈夫[だいじょうぶ] — a softer, casual reassurance swap for 構[かま]わない.
- てもかまへん — Kansai-dialect negative of 構[かま]う — this row composes on the standard て-form (買[か]ってもかまへん); true Kansai often drops て entirely (買[か]うてもかまへん／買[か]うても), so it's an approximation.
Notes
reads "even if you do, I don't mind," which is the reason it lands cooler
and less personally invested than てもいい.
Related patterns
Similar
てもいい is the everyday default and can read attentive or eager when granting permission; ても構わない literally says "I don't mind," landing cooler and more detached — the natural pick from someone with no stake in the listener's choice, and the more common one in formal or business permission.
Lookalikes
Opens with the same concessive ても ("even if"); adding 構わない turns it into permission ("I don't mind even if…") exactly as てもいい does — skimming past 構わない risks reading a grant of permission as a bare concession.
Same meaning
may do; it's okay to
| Pattern | Attaches to |
|---|---|
| てもいい |