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July 7, 2025 8 mins

Learn Japanese: Essential JLPT Grammar & Vocabulary | NIHONGO CANDY


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Master one essential Japanese grammar point or vocabulary item in just 6 minutes! Each episode focuses on a practical JLPT N5-N3 level expression that's frequently used in daily conversations and appears on the exam.


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こ ん に ち は、 ウ ェ ル ク の ミ キ で す。 I am national search for
Japanese language instructor andspecializing teaching Japanese
to global corporate employees today、 we are exploring an
essential Japanese expression for expressing uncertainty and
possibility か も し れ な い か も し れ な い means might、 Maybe or

(00:24):
perhaps and is crucial for making polite、 suggestions
expressing doubt。 Or discussing possibilities in
Japanese in casual conversation?you would often hear the shorten
form comeo、 which makes your Japanese sound more、 natural and
conversational by the end of this episode you understand how
to use both? か も し れ な い and comeo

(00:46):
confidently invarius situations で は 始 め ま し ょ う。
the expression か も し れ な い literally means IT might be or
perhaps。 か も し れ な い。
is different from taven、 which also means probably or Maybe
when you use taven。 you are expressing your

(01:09):
personal。 opinion or guess か も し れ な い。
is a sentence ending expression that comes at the end of
statements while taven is an adverb that is usually placed at
the beginning of sentences か も しれ な い。
connect to the plane form of burbs ejectives。
Now、 objectives and nouns、 however、 with now、 objectives

(01:33):
and nouns you must remove that the ending before adding か も し れ
な い。 with verbs、 you can use か も し れ
な い。 with any short form for
presentance。 行 く か も し れ な い means might go
for pastance、 行 っ た か も し れ な い means might have gone。

(01:58):
For negative present、 行 か な い か も し れ な い means might not go
with ejectives you simply add か も し れ な い after the ejective for
example、 寒 い か も し れ な い means IT might be cold for negative

(02:19):
forms you use、 寒 く な い か も し れ ない meaning、 IT might not be cold。
With now、 adjectives you remove the and at か も し れ な い。
for example、 大 切 か も し れ な い means IT might be important for

(02:41):
the negative、 form you use、 大 切 じ ゃ な い か も し れ な い。
meaning、 IT might not be important。
With nouns you、 remove that and add、 か も し れ な い。
just like with now objectives for example、 学 生 か も し れ な い

(03:01):
means might be a student let's、 explore the three most common
ways to use か も し れ な い。 with clear examples、 the first
use is expressing uncertainty about facts or situations for
example。 明 日 は 雨 か も し れ ま せ ん。

(03:23):
means IT might rain tomorrow。 you might also say。
こ の レ ス ト ラ ン は 高 い か も し れ な い。meaning this restaurant might be
expensive、 the second use is formaking polite suggestions or
advice instead of directly telling someone what you do you

(03:45):
can use か も し れ な い to soften your suggestion for example。
早 く 帰 っ た 方 が い い か も し れ ま せ ん ね。
means IT might be better to go home early this is much more
polite than directly saying、 早 く帰 っ た 方 が い い で す よ。

(04:06):
meaning。 you should go home early another
example is 病 院 に 行 っ た 方 が い い かも し れ ま せ ん。
meaning。 IT might be better to go to see
the doctor the third use is for speculating about other people's

(04:28):
thoughts failings or situations、you can say。
田 中 さ ん は 怒 っ て い る か も し れ ま せ ん。
meaning、 Mr Tanaka、 might be angry、 you might also hear。
彼 は、 今 日 来 な い か も し れ な い、 meaning。
He might not come today in casual conversation Japanese

(04:54):
speakers、 very often use a shortened form comeo。
instead of the full か も し れ な い。this makes your Japanese sound
more、 natural and conversationalwhen talking with friends family
or colleagues you are Close to You can simply drop the sirenai
part。 for example、 instead of saying、

(05:15):
雨 か も し れ な い。 You can say amicamo meaning、 IT
might rain。 you might also hear 美 味 し く な い
か も。 meaning、 IT might not be
delicious or 遅 刻 す る か も meaning、 I might be late、 the

(05:36):
common form is especially commonin text messages、 casual emails
and everyday conversation it's important to Note that。
Kamo is considered casual so in formal situations business
meetings or when speaking to people you do not know well、 you
should use the full か も し れ ま せ ん。
phone you can also combine kamo with other casual expressions

(06:02):
for example、 ち ょ っ と 難 し い か も ねmeans IT might be a bit
difficult。 you know。
The combination of common with net、 makes the statements and
even more conversational and friendly。
another common pattern is using common at the end of sentences

(06:24):
when you are thinking out loud。 for example、 5時 の 新 幹 線 に 間 に 合
わ な い か も means I might not makeIT to the five o'clock 新 幹 線。
This trading of with cummo showsyou're still considering the
possibility let's practice translating these English

(06:47):
sentences into Japanese using か も し れ な い。
and cummo I keep IT the English sentence then post for you to
think about IT、 and then share the Japanese translation、 one I
might be a little late tonight。 今 夜 ち ょ っ と 遅 れ る か も し れ ま せ ん。

(07:13):
今 夜 ち ょ っ と 遅 れ る か も し れ ま せ ん。too she might not understand
Japanese very well。 彼 女 は 日 本 語 が あ ま り わ か ら な い か
も し れ ま せ ん。 彼 女 は 日 本 語 が あ ま り わ か ら な い か

(07:38):
も し れ ま せ ん。 three IT might be better to call
before going 行 く 前 に 電 話 し た 方 がい い か も し れ ま せ ん ね。
行 く 前 に 電 話 し た 方 が い い か も し れ ま せ ん ね。

(08:06):
That's offer to this episode patrion に 日 本 語 キ ャ ン デ ィ の リ ス
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メ ン バ ー に な っ て、 エ ピ ソ ー ド の ス クリ プ ト や 日 本 語 学 習 に 役 に 立 つ 投 稿
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community that any 日 本 語 candy listener can join。

(08:28):
Police become a member and checkout the episode scripts and help
who posts for Japanese learning。今 日 も 日 本 語 キ ャ ン デ ィ を 聞 い て い
た だ い て あ り が と う ご ざ い ま し た。 have you found this episode
helpful police follow and Lake your comments are always welcome
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(08:50):
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