peut-être in French

IPA: /pø.t‿ɛtʁ/, [pø.ˈt‿ɛ.tʁə] (note: Meridional), [pœ.t‿aɪ̯t(ʁ)] [informal], [pøt‿ɛt(ɾ)] [Louisiana], /p.t‿ɛtʁ/ [colloquial], [pt‿aɪ̯t(ʁ)] [colloquial] Audio: Fr-peut-être (Avignon).ogg

, Qc-peut-être.ogg

, Qc-peut-être.oga

, Qc-p't-être.ogg

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Rhymes: -ɛtʁ Etymology: From peut (“(it) can”, “(it) may”) + être (“be”). Equivalent to Catalan potser, English maybe. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|pouvoir|être|alt1=peut|t1=(it) can”, “(it) may|t2=be}} peut (“(it) can”, “(it) may”) + être (“be”), {{cog|ca|potser}} Catalan potser, {{cog|en|maybe}} English maybe Head templates: {{fr-adv}} peut-être

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"peut-être" meaning in French

Adverb

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