expressing 'I might do something' in Japanese

Mar 15, 2013 15:47

I'd like to get correction/feedback on this. If I wanted to say 'Maybe i'll do something' or 'I might do something' do these convey different concepts in Japanese?

For example, if I want to say,

1. I might go to the library, is this right?

Watashi wa toshokan ni iku kamo shirenai. Now, does kamo shirenai as a set phrase imply the 'might'? So ( Read more... )

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alleykitties March 15 2013, 23:34:12 UTC
I'm not japanese, nor am I an expert, but I can say what I believe ( ... )

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the_cowch March 16 2013, 01:11:02 UTC
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the_cowch March 20 2013, 09:43:18 UTC
1) There's two ways to express a negative of a future verb ( ... )

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akibare March 17 2013, 05:43:55 UTC
「行くかも知れない」(ikukamo sirenai)="it's not possible to know I go or not" so, I might go (but nuance is maybe you expect I won't go, but I let you know now maybe I will ( ... )

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