【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + かもしれません (kamoshiremasen) = may + verb

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for expressing what somebody or something may do.

Prerequisite

You need Verb Dictionary Form for this sentence pattern.

【Japanese Grammar: Form】Verb Dictionary Form

Verb Dictionary Form is what you can find in a dictionary. It is also called Plain Present Positive Form which is one of the four basic forms in Verb Plain Form. Remember, Verb Dictionary Form finishes with 'u sound'. For example, たべる（ta be ru）which is 'to eat', きく（ki ku）which is 'to listen' and so on.

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2016.10.20

Sentence pattern

Example

Exercise

Task: Change into Japanese.

• It may be rainy tomorrow.
• It may be snowy tomorrow.

Task: Change into English.

• 私は海でおよぐかもしれません。
• 父は母に電話するかもしれません。
• 妹はコンサートに行くかもしれません。

Kanji：私（わたし）、海（うみ）、父（ちち）、母（はは）、電話（でんわ）、妹（いもうと）、行く（い・く）