もしかすると

Japanese
Alternative spelling
若しかすると

Etymology

From もしか (moshi ka, “perhaps, if”) + すると (suru to, “doing so”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) も​しかすると [móꜜshì kà sùrù tò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ɕi̥ ka̠ sɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ to̞]

Conjunction

もしかすると • (moshi ka suru to) 

  1. if that is the case, then ...

Usage notes

The use of すると (suru to) suggests a more certain outcome than the more hypothetical したら (shitara).

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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