Possibility Aura
Modal verb
Possibility
Potential mood
Is it possible? Could it happen?
core
basic
Speaker stance
المعنى
A modal layer expressing possibility, chance, potential, uncertainty, or situational openness.
كيفية 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
منظور اللغة
في اللغة الأم
Arabic (Modern Standard)
درجة الحضور
strong
الأهمية
Possibility uses expressions such as قد, ربما, من الممكن, and يمكن.
قد يصلُ القطارُ متأخرًا.
The train may arrive late.
في لغة التعلّم
English (US default)
درجة الحضور
strong
الصعوبة
English expresses possibility with may, might, could, maybe, perhaps, and likely/unlikely patterns.
It may rain later.
may = possibility
تحدٍّ شائع في التعلّم
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.