Norwegian Word of the Day
kanskje
/KAN-she/ • adverb — 24th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: maybe; perhaps (expresses possibility or uncertainty)
Examples
- Kanskje hun kommer senere.
(Maybe she will come later.) - Vi bør kanskje si noe til sjefen.
(Maybe we should say something to the boss.) - Det blir kanskje regn i morgen.
(It might rain tomorrow.)
Synonyms
- muligens
- trolig
- eventuelt
Kanskje is used to indicate that something is possible but not certain. It can appear at the start of a sentence (Kanskje...), before the verb, or elsewhere in the clause. It's common in both spoken and written Norwegian and is roughly equivalent to 'maybe' or 'perhaps' in English.
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