det kan hända
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From det (“it”) + kan (“can”) + hända (“happen”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kan henda.
Phrase edit
- (idiomatic) that may be the case
- – Är du den där snubben från TV? – Det kan hända!
- – Are you that guy from TV? – Might well be! ("That may be the case!", as a somewhat jocular affirmation)
- (idiomatic, when followed by "att") it may be that ..., it's possible that ...
- Det kan hända att vi behöver köpa en tårta till om det ska räcka till alla
- It may be that we need to buy another cake for there to be enough for everyone
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see det, kan, hända.