もしかすると

もしかすると · moshikasuruto · JLPT N3 · adverb

perhaps

🎲 もし (if) + か (?) + すると (if it happens) = if, by any chance… maybe

Built from もし, the 'if' you hear in もしもし on the phone, plus the question particle か and すると, 'if one does'. Literally 'if, perhaps, it turns out that…', so it softens a guess into maybe or by some chance.

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