if it is "can i take a photo.." then how about 写真をとれるか？ just seems like it since it is the form "i can".

Here is something I found;


私はあなたの写真を撮ることができます

but this doesn't help me to say it :o

watashi wa anata no shashin wo toru kotogadekimasu

Though, the sentence doesn't sound right to me...

In the future, you can always use Romaji Translator at Romaji.org to help you with romaji pronounciation where you can just copy/paste japanese text in...

It is katakana English for "Is photo okayなの"

That is incorrect. とれる is about having the skills necessary to take a photo ("can"), not about permission ("may"). Modern English confuses "can" and "may" while Japanese does not. OP is really asking for "may," not "can."

(Not to mention that the form you chose (plainか) sounds way too gruff to say to a stranger whose picture you want to take!).

Your intuition is good: it is wrong. The end. Please see my immediately preceding post for an explanation.

Thanks! I saved it and will use it too.

Thanks, KyleGoetz.