Word.ws English Dictionary

may in Tagalog

maaari

UK/meɪ/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

British/mɛj/

may in Tagalog: maaari, puwede. In English, may means to be strong; to have power (over).

Tagalog words for may

have permission to
maaari, puwede
possibly, but not certainly
maaari, puwede

English meaning of may

  1. verb To be strong; to have power (over).
  2. verb To be able; can.
  3. verb To be able to go.
  4. verb To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.

Full definition of may

may in a sentence

  • you may smoke outside
  • May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.
  • Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box.

Synonyms of may

may in other languages

Questions about may in Tagalog

What is the meaning of may in Tagalog?
May in Tagalog is maaari, puwede.
Ano ang may sa Tagalog?
May: maaari, puwede.
What does may mean in English?
May means to be strong; to have power (over).

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: may (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-May.ogg.

Cite this page: “may meaning in Tagalog.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tagalog/may. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.