〜かも しれません (~kamo shiremasen) — It might / may ~
There is a chance, but no certainty — "it might happen".
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
かも しれません says "maybe, but I am not sure" — less than an even chance.
How to attach
- It attaches the same way as でしょう: straight onto the plain form of a verb or an い-adjective (降る → 降るかも しれません, 難しい → 難しいかも しれません), and drop だ for な-adjectives and nouns (病気だ → 病気かも しれません).
- With friends it shortens to 〜かも しれない or just 〜かも.
Versus what you know
- The difference from でしょう is how sure the speaker is: でしょう shows the speaker is fairly confident.
- So the weather report says 雨でしょう, but when you do not really know, 雨が 降るかも しれません is the safe thing to say.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
午後から 雨が 降るかも しれません。
ごごから あめが ふるかも しれません。
It might start raining in the afternoon.
田中さんは 病気かも しれません。
たなかさんは びょうきかも しれません。
Tanaka might be sick.
今度の 試験は 難しいかも しれません。
こんどの しけんは むずかしいかも しれません。
The next exam might be difficult.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Which says "it might snow tomorrow"?
💡 Hint: Pick the form that says "not sure".
かも しれません shows only a possibility. でしょう shows a more confident guess.
How do you attach かも しれません to 「病気」(a noun)?
💡 Hint: だ drops, and な is not needed.
For nouns and な-adjectives, drop だ and attach かも しれません straight on.
Which sentence shows the speaker is more confident?
💡 Hint: Which one does the weather report use?
でしょう shows the speaker is fairly sure, which is why the weather report uses it. かも しれません says "maybe, but I am not sure" — less than an even chance.
Your score: /3