"もしかすると" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞ɕi̥ ka̠ sɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ to̞] Forms: moshi ka suru to [romanization]
Etymology: From もしか (moshi ka, “perhaps, if”) + すると (suru to, “doing so”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|もし か||perhaps, if}} もしか (moshi ka, “perhaps, if”), {{ja-r|する と||doing so}} すると (suru to, “doing so”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction|もし か する と}} もしかすると • (moshi ka suru to)
  1. if that is the case, then ... Related terms: もしかしたら (moshi ka shitara) (english: perhaps, maybe)

Alternative forms

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