紹介してもいいんですけれどもね｡

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Can someone help me with that, I'm not sure about the translation.

"紹介してもいいんですけれどもね｡"

I translate this like this but I not sure about it :

"It also would be great to make the presentation"

or maybe it's just

"It's not necessary to make presentation"

I'm not sure about もいいんです

Why it's not translate 'Can I make the presentation" ? Is it because けれども ?? [link](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/13152/what-is-the-literal-meaning-of-%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%81%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6) — Rowan, Aug 07 '16 at 18:49
Oh I think I understand, Like "I can but I don't really want" is that it ? — Rowan, Aug 07 '16 at 18:56
The guy does clearly not want to do the presentation man. read between the lines. — oldergod, Aug 09 '16 at 23:05

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 13:52

～してもいい is commonly used to give or request permission, e.g. 「入ってもいいですよ。」"You may come in." (giving permission) / 「電話を借りてもいいですか？」"May I use your phone?" (requesting permission). But in your example:

紹介してもいいんですけれどもね｡

the してもいい means "I am willing to do~~" "I am ready to do~~", rather than "I may~~ / I am allowed to~~".

"I am willing to introduce (someone/something)(to someone), but..."

The ～けれどもね at the end, literally "Although..." or "... but", adds a nuance of uncertainty, hesitation or maybe reluctance, like "...but only if~~" or "...but I'm not sure~~", depending on the context.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 09 '16 at 21:58

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I can introduce you, but ...
I am OK to introduce you, but ...
I would be OK to introduce you.

answered Aug 09 '16 at 21:58

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紹介してもいいんですけれどもね｡

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