〜かもしれない
- Pattern
- 〜かもしれない
- Level
- N4
- Reading
- かもしれない
- Meaning
- Might / may
- Attaches to
- Plain form (Noun/Adj-na without だ)
- Nuance & register
Expresses a guess with a low degree of certainty.
- Example
午後は雨が降るかもしれません。 It might rain in the afternoon.
- Easily confused with
〜でしょう (deshou) which indicates high probability (70-80%), while 〜かもしれない represents low probability (around 50% or less).