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Russian
Pronunciation
Adverb
мо́жет • (móžet)
- (colloquial) abbreviation of мо́жет быть (móžet bytʹ): maybe, perhaps, possibly
Я, мо́жет, приду́ сего́дня по́здно.- Ja, móžet, pridú sevódnja pózdno.
- I may come late tonight.
- (literally, “I, maybe, will come late tonight.”)
Ну, мо́жет, и так.- Nu, móžet, i tak.
- Well, perhaps so.
Verb
мо́жет • (móžet)
- third-person singular present indicative imperfective of мочь (močʹ)