Possibility Aura
Modal verb
Possibility
Potential mood
Is it possible? Could it happen?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Znaczenie
A modal layer expressing possibility, chance, potential, uncertainty, or situational openness.
Jak to rozpoznać
Ask whether the event might happen or is possible.
Przykłady
Słowa
may|might|could|possible|perhaps
Zwroty
it may rain|could happen|possibly true
Zdanie
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
Widok językowy
W języku ojczystym
Polish (standard)
Występowanie
strong
Znaczenie
Possibility uses może, móc, chyba and similar stance words.
Może przyjdzie później.
Maybe he-will-come later.
W języku docelowym
English (US default)
Występowanie
strong
Trudność
English expresses possibility with may, might, could, maybe, perhaps, and likely/unlikely patterns.
It may rain later.
may = possibility
Typowa trudność uczących się
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.