GrammarJLPT N4
maybe
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. maybe
This adverb expresses a possibility, similar to "perhaps" or "maybe." It tends to suggest a slightly stronger sense of possibility than some similar words, and is often paired with かもしれない at the end of a sentence.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

I feel like maybe I've heard that story before?

Sentence 2

The window's open, so maybe the cat got in.

Sentence 3

He was smiling, but maybe he was actually angry.

Sentence 4

"Maybe we'll still make it," he said with a laugh.

Sentence 5

Even looking at the same sky, maybe we each see a different color.