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Japanese
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Etymology
This is a compound phrase of the interrogative particle か (ka, used to form questions, also used as a coordinating particle similar to English whether), the inclusive particle も (mo, “even, also”) plus the negative potential non-past form 知れない (shirenai, literally “can not know”) of the verb 知る (shiru, “to know something”), all together literally meaning “can not even know whether ”.
Pronunciation
Particle
かも知れない • (ka mo shirenai)
- may, might, perhaps
- 雨降るかもしれない。
- Ame furu ka mo shirenai.
- It cannot even be known whether it will rain. → It might rain.
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