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# Possibility

## でも

Used to list one or more possible options.

> [!info] Example
> ジュース==でも==お茶==でも==飲もうか。
> Shall we drink something like a juice or tea?

## かもしれない

Express a possibility, like "perhaps".
By order of politeness: かもしれません > かもしれない > かも.

> [!info] Example
> 今日も来る==かもしれない==。
> He might come today too.

## もしかしたら

Means "perhaps", "maybe". Usually completed by [[#かもしれない]].
Can be used as もしかしたら, もしかすると and もしかして. 

> [!info] Example
> ==もしかして=={今日|きょう}も{郵便局員|ゆうびんきょくいん}が来ません==かもしれない==。
> Perhaps the postman will not come today either.

## ことができる

Means "can", "able to".
It has the same meaning as the potential form (see Conjugation [[Basics]]).
食べる => 食べられる = 食べることができる.

> [!info] Example
> {英語|えいご}を{話|はな}す==ことが出来ない==。
> I cannot speak English.

## かどうか

Means "whether or not". 

> [!info] Example
> 行きたい==かどうか=={分|わ}からない。
> I'm not sure if I want to go or not.

## ないことはない

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<div class="left">
	<p><span class="box">V (ない)</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj <stroke>い</stroke> くない</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + ではない</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N + ではない</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ ことはない</p>
</div>

Means "not impossible to", "it is not that". Used with negative forms.

> [!info] Example
> 本を{読|よ}ま==ないことはない==ですが、{最近|さいきん}は{暇|ひま}がない。
> It's not that I don't read books, it's just that I don't have free time these days.

## か

Means "or". Can be used when there is uncertainty between two or more choices.
See [[Question#か]].

## 又は

{又|また}は can be used for two things:
* choosing between two options ("or")
* listing two options ("both")

> [!info] Example
> 日本語==又は==英語でしゃべれます。
> I can speak both Japanese and English.

## それとも

This is used to give a choice between a limited set of two options. It is casual.

> [!info] Example
> 何が食べたい。ラーメン==それとも==カレーか。
> What do you want to eat? Ramen or curry?




# TODO

## じゃない
maybe; most likely; confirmation of information; express surprise towards listener

https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84-janai-meaning/

## か何か（かなにか）

or something ~

https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/%e3%81%8b%e4%bd%95%e3%81%8b-ka-nani-ka-meaning/



## もしも～たら・なら・たなら

🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠
もしも〜たら
if; in the case; supposing ~

https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/%e3%82%82%e3%81%97%e3%82%82%e3%80%9c%e3%81%9f%e3%82%89-moshimo-tara-meaning/
https://bunpro.jp/grammar_points/%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%82%82%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%AA%E3%82%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%82%82%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82