| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Hukum memperbolehkan kau melewati dua rumah dalam keadaan seperti itu..., | The law allows you to pass two houses In such circumstances, |
| Kita adalah keluarga disini kita memperbolehkan siapapun utk bertanya. | We're family here. Asking questions is allowed. |
| Aku tidak percaya kau memperbolehkan Tikus mati naik kapal. | I can't believe you're allowed to ship a dead possum. |
| Mereka tidak memperbolehkan radio di blok isolasi, Selma. | They don't allow radio in the isolation block, |
| Maaf, tapi di Amerika mereka tidak memperbolehkan merokok di akuarium. | Excuse me, but in America they don't allow smoking in aquariums. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | جوز | Azeri | icazə vermək |
| Catalan | permetre | Danish | tillade |
| Dutch | permitteren,toestaan, veroorloven | English | allow |
| Esperanto | allasi, permesi | Estonian | lubama |
| Faroese | loyva | Finnish | mahdollistaa, sallia |
| French | autoriser, permettre | German | erlauben |
| Greek | επιτρέπω | Hungarian | enged, engedélyez, megenged |
| Italian | permettere, riconcedere | Latvian | atļaut, laist |
| Macedonian | дозволи, дозволува | Malay | memperbolehkan, perbolehkan |
| Norwegian | tillate | Polish | dopuszczać, dozwolić, pozwalać, umożliwić |
| Russian | позволить, позволять | Spanish | permitir |
| Swedish | medge, tillbakavisa, tillåta, unna | Turkish | olanak sağlamak |
| Vietnamese | cho phép |