How to Say ‘It might increase’ in Japanese
増えるかもしれない
fueru ka mo shire nai
[foo-EH-roo kah moh shee-REH nai]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding かもしれない "might" to the end of a verb turns it into a possibility: 遅れるかもしれない "I might be late". On the phone, make it politer with かもしれません.
Phrase Breakdown
増える
fueru
[foo-EH-roo]
to increase
Intransitive verb: a number or amount goes up.
参加者が増えました。
The number of participants increased.
かもしれない
ka mo shire nai
might / may
Added after a verb to express possibility. Say 'ka-mo-shi-re-na-i'.
明日は雨かもしれない。
It might rain tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
か
ka
[kah]
some- (indefinite)
After a question word, makes it indefinite: 何か = something.
何か食べたいです。
I want to eat something.
も
mo
[moh]
(part of かもしれない 'might')
Particle forming the expression かもしれない, meaning 'may/might'.
雨が降るかもしれません。
It might rain.
しれ
shire
[shee-REH]
know (part of かもしれない)
Stem of 知れる; in かもしれない it forms 'might, maybe'.
雨が降るかもしれない。
It might rain.
ない
nai
[nai]
not
Indicates negation or absence.
問題はない。
There is no problem.
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