ひょっとすると

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perhaps; maybe; possibly — an adverb expressing a tentative possibility.

AdverbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

ひょっとすると、彼はもう仕事を辞めているかもしれない。

Perhaps he has already quit his job.

ひょっとすると宝くじに当たるかもしれないよ。

You might possibly win the lottery.

ひょっとすると道に迷ったのではないか。

Maybe they got lost on the way.

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