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Swedish
Etymology
From det (“it”) + kan (“can”) + hända (“happen”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kan henda.
Phrase
det kan hända
- (idiomatic) that may be the case
– Är du den där snubben från TV? – Det kan hända!- – Are you that guy from TV? – Might well be! ("That may be the case!", as a somewhat jocular affirmation)
- (idiomatic, when followed by "att") it may be that ..., it's possible that ...
Det kan hända att vi behöver köpa en tårta till om det ska räcka till alla- It may be that we need to buy another cake for there to be enough for everyone
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see det, kan, hända.
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