"det kan hända" meaning in All languages combined

See det kan hända on Wiktionary

Phrase [Swedish]

Etymology: From det (“it”) + kan (“can”) + hända (“happen”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kan henda. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|det|kan|hända|t1=it|t2=can|t3=happen}} det (“it”) + kan (“can”) + hända (“happen”), {{cog|nn|kan henda}} Norwegian Nynorsk kan henda Head templates: {{head|sv|phrase|head=}} det kan hända, {{sv-phrase}} det kan hända
  1. (idiomatic) that may be the case Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-det_kan_hända-sv-phrase-WsKNx1mh Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 78 2 20
  2. (idiomatic, when followed by "att") it may be that ..., it's possible that ... Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-det_kan_hända-sv-phrase-hjpxbXih
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see det, kan, hända.
    Sense id: en-det_kan_hända-sv-phrase-Ls9bi0GW

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