Being a noun means possible.
Discrimination of word meaning:
May and can are interchangeable in spoken English, but they are often not interchangeable in formal writing. Can is often used in informal occasions, indicating ability and also indicating permission and permission; May is often used in formal occasions to express the request for permission or permission from others, and often shows respect when asking for permission.
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1, may is a modal verb without infinitive and participle, and the third person singular has not changed in the present tense. The abbreviation of negative is Mayn t[ment].
2.may can express possibility, which means "maybe, maybe". It can be followed by completion or infinitive, which means "maybe it has it, maybe it is [will]" and so on. May is used in imperative sentences to express wishes by adding verb prototypes.
3.may is used as "(in order to) be able to" in the object adverbial clause. (making ...) possible "; Used in adverbial clauses as "regardless; Regardless; Although "solution.
4. When the affirmative form with may in the statement part constitutes an additional question, mayn't is generally not used, and the non-abbreviated form May...not cannot be used for formal usage. Or maybe not ... won't ...?
May means "May", which means the first month after April in a year.
6.May is different from other nouns representing months, and there is no abbreviated form.
7.May Day means "May Day" without an article in front.
8. When May refers to "can" in general, there is no need for articles, and nouns can be modified as prepositional attributes.