Possibility
ใใใใใชใ
Express a possibility, like โperhapsโ. By order of politeness: ใใใใใพใใ > ใใใใใชใ > ใใ.
Example
ไปๆฅใๆฅใใใใใใชใใ He might come today too.
ใใใใใใ
Means โperhapsโ, โmaybeโ. Usually completed by ใใใใใชใ. Can be used as ใใใใใใ, ใใใใใใจ and ใใใใใฆ.
Example
ใใใใใฆไปๆฅใ้ตไพฟๅฑๅกใๆฅใพใใใใใใใชใใ Perhaps the postman will not come today either.
ใใญใชใ
V (ใพใ)
N + ใซ
+ ใใญใชใ
Means โpossiblyโ, โmightโ, โcould beโ. Usually used for negative outcomes. Mostly used in written language.
Example
ใใฎ้ใฏๅฑใชใใฎใงไบๆ ใ่ตทใใใญใชใใ This road is dangerous, so an accident might happen.
ๆใใ
ๆใใ means โprobablyโ, โperhapsโ. Placed at the beginning of a phrase. Implies a high probability.
Example
ๆใใๅฝผๅฅณใฏไปๆฅใๆฅใชใใ She probably wonโt come today either.
ใใจใใงใใ
Means โcanโ, โable toโ. It has the same meaning as the potential form (see Conjugation Basics). ้ฃในใ โ ้ฃในใใใ = ้ฃในใใใจใใงใใ.
Example
่ฑ่ชใ่ฉฑใใใจใๅบๆฅใชใใ I cannot speak English.
ใชใใใจใฏใชใ
V (ใชใ)
ใ-Adj ใ ใใชใ
ใช-Adj + ใงใฏใชใ
N + ใงใฏใชใ
+ ใใจใฏใชใ
Means โnot impossible toโ, โit is not thatโ. Used with negative forms.
Example
ๆฌใ่ชญใพใชใใใจใฏใชใใงใใใๆ่ฟใฏๆใใชใใ Itโs not that I donโt read books, itโs just that I donโt have free time these days.
ๆใใใใ
V (ใใปใชใ)
ใ-Adj
ใช-Adj + ใช
N + ใฎ
+ ๆใใใใใ
ๆใใใใ means โthere is a risk thatโ. Used when something bad could happen.
Example
ใพใๅฐ้ใฎๆใใใใใใๆฐใไปใใฆใ There will probably be another earthquake. Please be careful.
ใใใงใฏ
Means โifโ. Used when the result would be bad. Used with verbs.
Example
ๅใ็ฉใๆฅใใใใงใฏใใใชใใ้ฃในใกใใใใ If a monster comes, it will eat you.
ใใฎใชใ
V (potential ใใ)
+ ใใฎใชใ
Means โif A were possible, then Bโ. Implies that A is either impossible or unlikely.
Example
ๅๆ ผใงใใใใฎใชใใไธ็ไธญไธ็ชใใใใใชใใ If I could pass, I would be the happiest in the world (but it is unlikely Iโll pass).
ใชใใใจใซใฏ๏ฝใชใ
V (ใชใ)
ใ-Adj (ใชใ)
ใช-Adj + ใงใชใ
N + ใงใใ
+ ใใจใซใฏ +
V (ใชใ)
Means โunless you do somethingโ.
Examples
้่ปขๅ ่จฑใๆใฃใใชใใใจใซใฏ้่ปขใงใใชใใ You canโt drive unless you have a driving licence.
ใซใใ~ใซใใ
V
+ ใซใใ +
V
+ ใซใใ
ใ-Adj
+ ใซใใ +
ใ-Adj
+ ใซใใ
ใช-Adj
+ ใใจใฏ +
ใช-Adj
+ ใซใใ
N
+ ใใจใฏ +
N
+ ใซใใ
Means โwhetherโฆ orโ. Can be used as ใซใใใซใใ or ใซใใฆใใซใใฆใ, which is more formal.
Example
ๅ็ฉใซใใๆค็ฉใซใใใใใฎ็ฉ่ณชใฏๅฑ้บใงใใ Whether animals or plants, the substance is dangerous.
ใชใใฏใชใใปใชใใใชใ
V (ใชใใฆ)
ใ-Adj (ใ) + ใชใ
ใช-Adj + ใงใฏ + ใชใ
N + ใใปใฏใปใซ + ใชใ
+ ใฏใชใใปใใชใ
Means โitโs not thatโ. With potential form of verbs, means that something is possible, despite seeming not.
Examples
ใใๆฐใใชใใฏใชใใๆ้ใฏๅฐใชใใงใใ Itโs not that I donโt have the will, I just donโt have time.