talán
A2
Hungarian
maybe, perhaps, possibly, perchance
A2
1
maybe
A2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Possibly; perhaps
Themes
uncertainty
|possibility
|modality
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to show that something is possible but not certain.
A2
1
perhaps
A2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
possibly but not certainly
Themes
uncertainty
|possibility
|probability
|sentence_adverb
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to indicate that something may be true, but is not certain.
A2
1
possibly
A2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
perhaps; maybe
Themes
possibility
|uncertainty
|probability
|modality
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to indicate that something might happen, be true, or be the case, but is not certain.
A2
LITERARY
1
perchance
C1
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Meaning
perhaps; possibly; by chance
Themes
uncertainty
|possibility
|literary_style
|old_fashioned
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used, especially in literary or old-fashioned style, to mean ‘perhaps’, ‘possibly’, or ‘by chance’.
A2
2
perhaps
B1
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
used for polite suggestions
Themes
politeness
|suggestion
|request
|tentativeness
|discourse_marker
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to politely introduce or soften a suggestion or request.
Grammar
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Expressions
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