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能愿动词"可能"

HSK 2Lesson 11
The Modal Verb "可能"
解释Explanation

"可能"放在动词或形容词前面，表示说话人估计、猜测某件事，不是很确定。否定形式是"可能不……"或"可能没……"。"可能"后面常常加"会"。回答问题的时候，也可以只说"可能"。

可能 (kěnéng) goes before a verb or adjective to make a guess: "may, might, probably". The speaker isn't sure. The negative is 可能不 + verb ("might not") or 可能没 + verb ("probably didn't"). It often combines with 会: 他可能会来 "He might come". On its own, 可能 can answer a question: "Maybe."

例句Examples
  • 明天可能会下雨。
    Míngtiān kěnéng huì xià yǔ.
    It might rain tomorrow.
  • 安娜可能在睡觉。
    Ānnà kěnéng zài shuì jiào.
    Anna is probably asleep.
  • 他今天可能不来了。
    Tā jīntiān kěnéng bù lái le.
    He probably isn't coming today.
  • 你明年还来北京吗？——可能。
    Nǐ míngnián hái lái Běijīng ma? — Kěnéng.
    Are you coming back to Beijing next year? — Maybe.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: It might rain tomorrow.

Arrange the sentence0/4
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)