Guide To Learn Japanese

The word “maybe” is also commonly use in the English language, same goes to the Japanese language. There are two ways to say it. Using “tabun”たぶん or “kamoshirenai”かもしれない. Let’s find out how.
ゆき　が　ふる　かもしれない - It might snow

Words to learn

ゆき、雪 - snow

ふる、降る - to precipitate, to fall

Explanation

To use kamoshirenai　かもしれない correctly, here are some rules you need to take note of.

You may use かもしれない at the end of a sentence only after following:

a verb in plain form or

E.g ゆき　が　ふる かもしれない - It might snow.

a nai ない form or

あした、ゆき　が　ふらない かもしれない - It might not snow.

a -ta た form or

もう　ゆき　が　ふった かもしれない - It might have snowed already.

any of the two adjectives that occurs

あつい かもしれない、き　を　つけて! - It might be hot, be careful

かんたん かもしれない - It might be easy

Learn to use たぶん

For this case, its place first, rather than placing it at the end of a sentence. Examples below

たぶん あつい - Maybe it’s hot

たぶん かんたん　だ - Maybe it’s easy

たぶん ゆき　が　ふる - Maybe it will snow

たぶん ゆき　が　ふった - Maybe it snowed

たぶん ゆき　が　ふらない - Maybe it won’t snow

The rules for applying たぶん correctly is the same as かもしれない. Try using かもしれない or たぶん today!

Enjoy yourself while you learn Japanese.:)

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