269. Permission is usually expressed by the use of "permesi", "lasi", or
the imperative mood:
Cxu vi permesas ke mi restu? May I (do you permit me to) stay?
Jes, mi permesas (jes, restu), yes, you may (yes, stay).
Ne estas permesate eniri tien, it is not allowed to enter there.
Lasu lin veni, let him come.
270. The idea of possibility or probability is given by the use of some
such adverb as "eble", "kredeble", "versxajne", etc.:
Eble li obeos al vi, he may (perhaps he will) obey you.
Kredeble li sukcesos, probably he will succeed.
Versxajne vi estas prava, you are probably right.
Eble oni lin savus, they might (possibly they would) save him.
Ili nepre ne batis lin,
they could not have (surely did not) beat him.
Tio estas neebla! That can not be (that is impossible)!