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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Maybe vs may be

I know that maybe is an adverb and may be is a modal followed by infinitive. However, I am not sure if they have the very same meaning. For, example:

I maybe am not good enough to pass the test. / I may be not good enough to pass the test.

We maybe aren't able to do that. / We may be not able to do that.

Can you make that clear for me, please?
  

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Anonymous I am not sure if they have the very same meaning Yes, they do in your examples.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous I am not sure if they have the very same meaning Yes, they do in your examples.
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AnonymousI am not sure if they have the very same meaning
Yes, they do in your examples.
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Anonymousmaybe ... and may be
Here's the correlation. Note the word order.

Maybe I am not good enough to pass the test. = I may/might not be good enough to pass the test.
Maybe they don't know. = They may/might not know.
Maybe we need a different key. = We may/might need a different key.
Maybe the shop is closed on Saturdays. = The
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