может быть
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- быть мо́жет (bytʹ móžet) — less common word order
Etymology edit
From мо́жет (móžet, “(it) may”) + быть (bytʹ, “to be”); hence literally, and directly cognate with, English may be, through Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- + *bʰuH-.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- (hedge) maybe, perhaps, possibly
- Мо́жет быть, ты, наконе́ц, доде́лаешь свою́ рабо́ту?
- Móžet bytʹ, ty, nakonéc, dodélaješʹ svojú rabótu?
- Are you going to finish your work at last?