もしかして

もしかして · moshikashite · JLPT N1 · adverb

perhaps

Sounds like 'moshi-moshi, cashier': maybe the phone's answer is 'perhaps' (もしかして = if by chance)

もし (if) + か (question particle) + して (doing it) = 'if perhaps'. Search engines use it for 'Did you mean...?' suggestions, so it means possibly or perhaps.

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