Structure
もしかしたら(1) + Phrase +（かもしれない）
(1) もしかして、もしかすると
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About もしかしたら
もしかしたら and its alternatives are usually treated as stand alone 副詞 (adverbs) in Japanese that are used to present hypothetical situations, and what could happen within those situations. These expressions are a combination of the adverb 若し, the case marking particle か, and one of several combinations of する (したら, して, or すると). It is often translated as 'perhaps', 'maybe', or 'possibly'.
As with many other Japanese adverbs, it will often appear at the beginning of sentences. Due to もしかしたら presenting hypothetical situations, かもしれない will regularly appear in the same sentence (although it is not required).
As もしかしたら is a combination of もし 'if', か (presents a question), and したら 'so happens that', the literal translation is close to 'does it so happen that', or 'should it so happen that', with past or present tense being controlled more so by the following statement.
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もしかしたら…病気かもしれないんだ…
I might be ill...
もしかしたら採用されるかもしれません。
I might be hired.
もしかしたら今晩雪になるかもしれない。
Perhaps it will snow tonight.
もしかしたら気が変わって、来てくれるかもしれない。
He/she might change his/her mind and come.
「もしかしたら嫌われてるのかな？」なんて思ってしまうことがある。
I sometimes think 'maybe I am disliked?'
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