E03
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Possibility Aura
Is it possible? Could it happen?
basic
Modal verb
Possibility
Potential mood
المعنى
A modal layer expressing possibility, chance, potential, uncertainty, or situational openness.
طريقة التعرّف عليه
Ask whether the event might happen or is possible.
أمثلة
كلمات
may|might|could|possible|perhaps
عبارات
it may rain|could happen|possibly true
جملة
It might rain tomorrow.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Possibility layer: [event] ↑ may / might / could = open chance It might rain tomorrow.
Compare shape
Possible ≠ certain: will rain = sure path might rain = open chance cannot rain = closed off Ask: could it happen? Form: verb, adverb, mood, particle
نظرة على اللغة
في اللغة الأم
عربي
مدى الظهور
strong
الأهمية
Possibility uses expressions such as قد, ربما, من الممكن, and يمكن.
قد يصلُ القطارُ متأخرًا.
The train may arrive late.
في اللغة قيد التعلم
إنجليزي
مدى الظهور
strong
الصعوبة
English expresses possibility with may, might, could, maybe, perhaps, and likely/unlikely patterns.
It may rain later.
may = possibility
مشكلة شائعة للمتعلّمين
Learners may confuse may/might/could or use maybe in clause positions influenced by their native language.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.