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Definition
- Adverb:
- Possibly, probably: Used to express a moderate degree of likelihood or uncertainty about a future event or situation. It indicates that something is not certain but is considered a reasonable possibility.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Dễ thường vài ngày nữa việc mới xong được. (Possibly the job will only be finished in a few more days.)
- Dễ thường trời sẽ mưa vào chiều nay. (It will probably rain this afternoon.)
- Anh ấy dễ thường đã quên mất cuộc hẹn. (He has possibly forgotten the appointment.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is somewhat literary or formal in modern Vietnamese and is used more in writing or careful speech than in casual conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Có lẽ (adv): perhaps, maybe. (More common in everyday speech.)
- Có thể (adv): may, might, could. (Used to express possibility.)
- Hẳn là (adv): surely, must be. (Expresses a stronger assumption.)
Synonyms
- Possibly: Used to indicate that something may be true or may happen.
- Probably: Used to indicate that something is likely to happen or be true.
- Perhaps: Used to express uncertainty or possibility.
Related Idioms
- itself can function as a fixed adverbial phrase. There are no common idioms that use it as a core component.
- Possibly, probably
- Dễ thường vài ngày nữa việc mới xong đượcPossibly the job will only be finished in a few more days