Possibility Aura
Is it possible? Could it happen?
Significado
A modal layer expressing possibility, chance, potential, uncertainty, or situational openness.
Como identificar
Ask whether the event might happen or is possible.
Exemplos
may|might|could|possible|perhaps
it may rain|could happen|possibly true
It might rain tomorrow.
Visual guide
Possibility layer: [event] ↑ may / might / could = open chance It might rain tomorrow.
Possible ≠ certain: will rain = sure path might rain = open chance cannot rain = closed off Ask: could it happen? Form: verb, adverb, mood, particle
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Possibility uses poder, talvez, pode ser que, dar para, and subjunctive or conditional frames.
Pode chover amanhã.
It may rain tomorrow.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
English expresses possibility with may, might, could, maybe, perhaps, and likely/unlikely patterns.
It may rain later.
may = possibility
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.