GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5
Guided Japanese Course
A mastery path for complete beginners and technology professionals.
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Tracks 0–10
TRACK 8 · 8-11
~かもしれない: Might / Maybe
Use plain clause + かもしれません / かもしれない to express possibility without claiming certainty.
- Plain predicates.
Troubleshooting requires calibrated uncertainty: it might be the network, the test may fail, this file may be old.
1. Mark possibility instead of fact
~かもしれません is useful when evidence is incomplete.
2. Use uncertainty responsibly
Study the examples and identify the structural pattern before relying on the English translation.
Natural: It might be a network problem.
Structure: network problem — maybe
Noun + かもしれません; no だ before it in this standard pattern.
Natural: This file might be old.
Structure: file topic — old — maybe
い-adjective.
Natural: The test might fail.
Structure: test fail — maybe
Verb plain non-past.
3. Hypothesis log
Write 10 observations and a cautious ~かもしれません hypothesis for each.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHEET
3. Hypothesis log
Create 10 OBSERVATION → POSSIBLE EXPLANATION pairs. Do not present guesses as confirmed facts.
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3. Hypothesis log
Create 10 OBSERVATION → POSSIBLE EXPLANATION pairs. Do not present guesses as confirmed facts.
4. Compare certainty wrappers
Use the linked Manabi Kōbō tool for focused transfer practice.
Language IDE
Why here: The same plain clause can feed different outer meanings.
How to use it for this lesson: Compare 問題だと思います with 問題かもしれません and label OPINION vs POSSIBILITY.
Inspect uncertainty →Mastery checkpoint
Answer from memory, then repair the exact distinction behind any miss.
