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N4 レッスン 4: 1/18

かもしれない

Might, Maybe, Probably

Colloquial: かも or かもしらん, Polite: かもしれません

使い方・接続

Verb + かもしれない
［い］Adjective + かもしれない
［な］Adjective + かもしれない
Noun + かもしれない

詳細

  • 使用域

    Standard

  • 使用域

    一般

「かもしれない」の情報

かもしれない is an expression in Japanese that is often treated as a single word, but is actually the combination of the particle かも, and the potential form of the う-Verb 知(し)る (to know) with the auxiliary verb ない attached. かもしれない is regularly translated simply as 'might', or 'maybe', but the literal translation is much closer to 'even (A), we cannot know'.
To use かもしれない, attach it to the end of any verb, noun, な-Adjective or い-Adjective, in their non-polite (keigo) forms.
  • 来年(らいねん)から観光客(かんこうきゃく)が増(ふ)えるかもしれない。
    From next year, the number of tourists might increase.
  • あの建物(たてもの)は教会(きょうかい)かもしれない。
    That building might be a church.
  • 今日(きょう)は無理(むり)かもしれない。
    It might not be possible today.
  • そこの池(いけ)は深(ふか)いかもしれないから気(き)を付(つ)けてね。
    That lake over there might be deep, so please be careful.
As the う-Verb 知(し)る is part of this construction, it may also be altered to its polite-potential form, creating かもしれません.
  • 明日(あした)は休(やす)むかもしれません。
    I might take the day off tomorrow.
Due to かもしれない being such a common grammar pattern in daily speech for expressing uncertainty about various things, several colloquial forms also exist. These are かも, かもしらん, and かもしれん.
  • 明日(あした)は休(やす)みだからドライブするかも。
    I have a day off tomorrow, so I might go for a drive.
  • 財布(さいふ)を家(いえ)に忘(わす)れてきたかもしらん。
    I might have left my wallet at home.
  • 明日(あした)は夜(よる)遅(おそ)くまで仕事(しごと)があるから、行(い)かないかもしれん。
    I have to work late tomorrow night, so I probably won’t go.
かも is by far the most common of these colloquial forms, with かもしらん potentially sounding a little bit rough/boyish.

例文

  • 来年(らいねん)アメリカに行(い)くかもしれない。

    I might go to America next year.

  • このいい服(ふく)を買(か)えば、人気(にんき)になるかもしれない。

    If I buy these nice clothes, then I might become popular.

  • そのことを言(い)わないほうがいいかもしれない。

    It is maybe better to not say such things.

  • そうかもね。

    That might be right.

  • 彼(かれ)は何(なに)も調(しら)べないで、日本(にほん)に行(い)くかもしれない。

    He might go to Japan without researching anything.

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最近の返信 (合計8件)

  • Superpnut

    Superpnut

    I recently got a review on this and received an useless hint.

    Question was そのことを言わないほうがいい — to which I put in から
    The blue hint text was : Maybe

    I received this:

    maybe846×326 14...
  • wrt7MameLZE33wlmpCAV

    wrt7MameLZE33wlmpCAV

    I have a feeling that nuance hint is shown for any example sentence of this grammar point. It’s an unfortunate incongruity in this case. かな can in fact mean “maybe,” but usually in the context of thinking to oneself. For instance,

    晩飯はピザを食べようかな。

    Maybe I’ll eat pizza for dinner; or, I think I’ll eat pizza for dinner

    かな and かもしれない aren’t synonymous, though. かな expresses doubt, reflection, or wishful thinking. かもしれない expresses the potential for something being or not being a certain way. Also, I don’t think you would generally use かな when making a suggestion to another.

    But your point about the nuance note is cogent. I suggest using the Report button in the lower right-hand corner (it shows up when you get the answer wrong) whenever you find things like this to help draw awareness to the issue so the staff can correct it.

  • X11

    X11

    the literal translation is much closer to ‘even (A), we cannot know’. should it not be "perhaps it’s not able to be known as かも means perhaps? "

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