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9課 モダリティ・推量
Speculation & certainty — はず, よう, らしい, そう, かもしれない
9課

〜かもしれない

接続:ふつう形(な形・N は だ を取る) + かもしれない
Maybe…, who knows… — possibility low, admittedly it could be right but it could also be wrong.
注意 / Note:The certainty is lower than でしょう. Or go with もしかしたら, ひょっとしたら. Polite form: かもしれません.
比較 / Compare:雨が降るかもしれない(it might rain)/雨が降るでしょう(it must rain)/雨が降るはずだ(it should rain — there is a reason).
よく出る形 / Common form:もしかしたら+ふつう形+かもしれません。
空が暗いから、もしかしたら雨が降るかもしれない。
It's dark, maybe it will rain.
電車が遅れて、遅刻するかもしれません。
The train is late so I might be late.
彼はもう知っているかもしれない。
Maybe he already knows.

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