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HSK 3 Modal verbs

可能

Maybe / possibly with 可能

Structure (Subject) + 可能 + Verb

可能 (kěnéng) expresses possibility: "maybe, perhaps, it could be that". 他可能不来了 = "he may not come after all". It goes before the verb. It works as an adverb ("possibly") and also as an adjective/noun ("possible / possibility"). To strengthen: 很可能 ("very likely").

Examples

  • 他tā可kě能néng不bù来lái了le。

    He may not come after all.

  • 明míng天tiān可kě能néng下xià雨yǔ。

    It might rain tomorrow.

  • 这zhè可kě能néng是shì真zhēn的de。

    This might be true.

Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.

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