Swedish adverb· top 100 most common

kanske

perhaps, maybe/²kanːˌɧɛ/

Meaning

perhaps; maybe

In Swedish: möjligen, eventuellt, kanhända

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What does kanske mean?

kanske in a sentence

det spelar kanske ingen roll
maybe it doesn't matter
kanske det
maybe so

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What does kanske mean in English?

kanske means “perhaps, maybe”.

Origin

From kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”), less commonly used similar constructions include kanhända, måhända, törhända, and Danish måske.

Nearby common words

kanske is number 88 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

84mycket very much, greatly
85går goes, walks, goes, runs
86vem who
87hej hello, hallo!
89ge give
90lite little, some; a small amount
91prata talk
92hans his

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary