아마

ama · TOPIK 1

probably, perhaps

ama sounds like I'm a... maybe: a sentence trailing off, unsure

아마 opens a guess, often paired with a -ㄹ 거예요 ending: 아마 올 거예요 = he'll probably come. Say ama and hear a hesitant I'm a... that never commits. The longer form 아마도 adds emphasis, like most probably.

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