くるまはみぎ、ひだりまたはまっすぐいってもいいです

i understand what mata normally means but, it doesn't seem to work in this
sentence.

please & thank you.
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what does "mata ha" stand for in this sentence?
It means `or`. It is written as 又は.
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2012-09-22T15:50:24.170
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Since Teno has answered the main question. To supplement:

Looking at different parts of the sentence:

  * みぎ、ひだりまたはまっすぐ - right, left or straight ahead
  * 車は行く。 - the car goes
  * 車は行ってもいいです。 - The car may go.
  * 車はみぎ、ひだりまたはまっすぐ行ってもいいです。 - The car may go right or left or straight.
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