Sentence pattern · Band 2

可能 and 会: maybe, and will probably

Q: What is the most common mistake?

明天会可能下雨。 → 明天可能会下雨。. 可能 the maybe comes first, 会 the prediction second; the stack reads 可能会.

可能/会 + 动词

可能 is maybe, 会 is will or probably, and they stack politely: 可能会来 means he might well show up. Weather forecasts, traffic excuses, and promises you are not sure of all wear this pair. On its own, 会 also predicts: it will rain tomorrow, says the sky, with far more confidence than 可能 would dare.

Hear it in a sentence

明天可能下雨。Míngtiān kěnéng xià yǔ.It may rain tomorrow.

他可能会来。Tā kěnéng huì lái.He will probably come.

他今天没有来，可能生病了。Tā jīntiān méiyǒu lái, kěnéng shēngbìng le.He did not come today. He may be sick.

明天会下雨吗？Míngtiān huì xià yǔ ma?Will it rain tomorrow?

Mistakes people make

Not this明天会可能下雨。Míngtiān huì kěnéng xià yǔ.Say this明天可能会下雨。Míngtiān kěnéng huì xià yǔ.

可能 the maybe comes first, 会 the prediction second; the stack reads 可能会.

Not this他会来可能。Tā huì lái kěnéng.Say this他可能会来。Tā kěnéng huì lái.

Both words ride in front of the verb; neither ever trails the sentence.

Words in this pattern

可能kěnéng 会huì

Quick answers

What does 可能、会：可能性 mean?

How do you build it?

可能/会 + 动词

What is the most common mistake?

明天会可能下雨。 → 明天可能会下雨。

可能 the maybe comes first, 会 the prediction second; the stack reads 可能会.

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