〜かもしれない
JLPT N4:might / maybe
Says something is possible: "might", "may", "maybe".
How to form it
- Put the plain form before かもしれない: 降るかもしれない, 来ないかもしれない.
- Nouns and な-adjectives take it directly, with no だ: 雨かもしれない, 暇かもしれない.
- The polite form is かもしれません. Casual speech often shortens it to かも.
Examples
明日は雨が降るかもしれません。
It might rain tomorrow.
彼女は来ないかもしれない。
She might not come.
Similar meaning
- 〜でしょう / 〜だろうprobably
"Probably": more confident.
- 〜はずだshould be (expected)
"Should be": expected from what you know.