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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?
か何か
か{何|なに}か means "or something". Used with nouns.
[!info] Example ジュース==か何か=={飲|の}もうか。 Shall we drink something like a juice?
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
V (ない)
い-Adj い くない
な-Adj + ではない
N + ではない
+ ことはない
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
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