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Might A; maybe A; perhaps A
あ っ ! 若もし か し て 間ま違ちがえ た かもしれない 。 
Uh..I might have made a mistake.
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うう 、 吐 き そ う 。 妊 娠 為 て 居 る かも しれない 。 
Oh, I feel like throwing up. I think I might be pregnant.
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明日 は 雨 かもしれない 。 
It may rain tomorrow.
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彼 女 は 来 な い かもしれない 。 
She may not come.
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彼 は 幸 せ で は な い かもしれない 。 
He may not be happy.
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彼 は そ う 言 っ た かもしれない 。 
He may have said so.
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其 れ は 本 当 かもしれない 。 
It may be true.
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もしかすると/もしかしたら AVerb: Casual
 
もしかすると/もしかしたら Aい adjective
 
もしかすると/もしかしたら Aな adjective
 
もしかすると/もしかしたら ANoun
 
 
かもしれない
Basic Examples:
言うかも知れない (maybe (I'll) say (it))

寒いかも知れない (might be cold)

安全かも知れない (maybe safe)

雪かも知れない (perhaps snow)

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Grammar usage notes

In casual speech, かも知れない is often shortened to just かも.

Example:

明日行くかも。 (行くかも → 行くかも知れない)
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宮本勝利
Level: 1
This pattern is commonly used when you're not really sure - so if you think about a level of surety, think of 「に違いない」or「絶対」at the top (definitely),「でしょう」/「だろう」afterward (probably), and then 「かも知れない」,「多分」,「かしら」and「かな」(maybe) afterward.
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mysticfive
Level: 2449
In polite speech : かもしれません

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FoeNyx
Level: 441
kamo = maybe
shirenai = suru (pot) negative = shireru neg = shirenai
50% probability that something happens / is true
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In addition to the optional もしかすると/もしかしたら, the phrase "もしかして" may also be used
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moiraine
Level: 86
For nouns and な-adj. drop だ, but if it’s for guessing about the past, keep だった.
親切 かもしれません。 —present
親切 だったかもしれません。—past
(From Genki II)
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スーンです
Level: 382

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mireille
Level: 1
This needs to be confirmed by someone who has more knowledge about grammar that I do, but from what I’ve read so far is that in past tense the construction for nouns are (Noun + だったかもしれない) and for Na-adjectives it’s (na-adjective + なのかもしれない)

退屈なのかもしれない & 病気だったかもしれない

Or am I misunderstanding things?
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
In past tense form, it's だった for both Nouns and na-adjectives.
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17 years ago
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mireille
Level: 1
Right, got it.

I saw a sentence like 彼は病気なのかもしれない。so that confused me at one point.
Now I see that 病気なの actually function as a noun. So it makes sense now.
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Thanks, added it in.
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7 years ago
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グッキ
Level: 134

かもしれない、でしょう and だろう - what's the difference? Why in japanese so many ways to say ONE word? It's crazy! 😭

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3 years ago
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gdartfow
Level: 2382

でしょう is the more polite form of だろう. They otherwise mean the same.

かもしれない is different, though. It imples much less certainty.

Compare with their English counterparts: でしょう/だろう = probably and かもしれない = maybe.

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3 years ago


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