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〜かもしれない

N4
kamo shirenai

might; may; possibly

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + かもしれない

Chinese meanings

也许;可能

Chinese formation

动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+かもしれない

Chinese usage

表示可能发生或可能成立,但没有把握。

Chinese notes

口语中常缩为かも。

Examples

  • 午ご後ごから雨あめが降ふるかもしれません。
    It might rain in the afternoon.
    下午可能会下雨。
  • かぎがない。電でん車しゃの中なかで落おとしたかもしれない。
    My keys are gone. I might have dropped them on the train.
    钥匙不见了,可能掉在电车里了。
  • その話はなしは本ほん当とうかもしれない。
    That story might be true.
    那个说法可能是真的。

Notes

About 50% certainty or less. In casual speech it is often shortened to かも.

#possibility#conjecture

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kamo-shirenai');
{
  "id": "kamo-shirenai",
  "pattern": "〜かもしれない",
  "romaji": "kamo shirenai",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "might; may; possibly",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + かもしれない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "午後から雨が降るかもしれません。",
      "furigana": "{午後|ごご}から{雨|あめ}が{降|ふ}るかもしれません。",
      "en": "It might rain in the afternoon."
    },
    {
      "ja": "かぎがない。電車の中で落としたかもしれない。",
      "furigana": "かぎがない。{電車|でんしゃ}の{中|なか}で{落|お}としたかもしれない。",
      "en": "My keys are gone. I might have dropped them on the train."
    },
    {
      "ja": "その話は本当かもしれない。",
      "furigana": "その{話|はなし}は{本当|ほんとう}かもしれない。",
      "en": "That story might be true."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "possibility",
    "conjecture"
  ],
  "notes": "About 50% certainty or less. In casual speech it is often shortened to かも.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "f735db3a465d0d3c5f35b6d29b5d5175a6f505dce2a846b1492745e268718ef1",
    "meanings": [
      "也许",
      "可能"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+かもしれない",
    "explanation": "表示可能发生或可能成立,但没有把握。",
    "notes": "口语中常缩为かも。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "午後から雨が降るかもしれません。",
        "zh": "下午可能会下雨。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "かぎがない。電車の中で落としたかもしれない。",
        "zh": "钥匙不见了,可能掉在电车里了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "その話は本当かもしれない。",
        "zh": "那个说法可能是真的。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#kamo-shirenai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ddfeba091cc92a2647874e729eb6c886178f5abad3d6ae7738b94e3fc820b5d8"
  }
}