~かもしれない

〜kamoshirenai

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Formation

Verb-casual + かもしれない, い-Adjective + かもしれない, な-Adjective + だかもしれない, Noun + だかもしれない

Express uncertainty; 'maybe', 'might', 'possibly'.

When to use

The everyday hedge for possibility - "maybe/might".

Explanation

The ~かもしれない grammar point is used to express uncertainty or the possibility of something occurring. It can be translated as 'maybe', 'might', or 'possibly' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun. In everyday speech, speakers often omit だ before かもしれない for nouns and な-adjectives.

Example sentences

Inference (It Seems / Probably)

Corpus examples (60)

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