Grammar

-(으)ㄹ지도 모르다

Uncertain possibility

Form

Verb or adjective stem + -(으)ㄹ지도 모르다 — “might / may ...”

Function

-(으)ㄹ지도 모르다 means “maybe / might.” It raises a possibility without claiming it will happen.

Why this form?

-(으)ㄹ 것 같다 expresses an impression or prediction

-(으)ㄹ지도 모르다 keeps the possibility more open.

Examples

내일 올 것 같아요. — I think he'll come tomorrow.
거기서 이야기할 사람을 찾을 수 있을지도 모른다. — Maybe I'll find someone to talk to there.

그 사람이 이미 갔을지도 몰라요. — That person may have already left.

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