maybe

belki

Bir şeyin doğru olabileceğini veya gerçekleşebileceğini belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used to say that something might be true or might happen.

• Maybe she is at home.
• We can maybe visit you tomorrow.
• Maybe I left my keys in the car.

Eş anlamlılar: perhaps, possibly

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: maybe tomorrow, maybe next time, maybe you should, maybe try again

kesinlikle

Tereddütlü bir söyleyişle, aslında oldukça açık veya kesin olan bir şeyi belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used with an uncertain tone to suggest that something is actually quite clear.

• That was maybe a little rude!
• Spending all our rent money was maybe not your smartest move.
• You were maybe just slightly unfair to her, wouldn’t you say?

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: maybe just slightly, maybe a little

belki

Açıkça evet veya hayır demeyen yanıt.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: An answer that does not clearly say yes or no.

• Her answer was a maybe.
• We received three yeses and two maybes.
• I need a decision, not another maybe.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a definite maybe, answer with maybe

olasılık, ihtimal

Gerçekleşebilecek ama kesin olmayan bir şey.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Something that might happen but is not certain.

• The trip is still a maybe.
• A promotion next year remains a big maybe.
• Too many maybes make it hard to plan.

Eş anlamlılar: possibility

Zıt anlamlılar: certainty

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a big maybe, still a maybe