peut-être
See also: peut être
French
Etymology
peut (“(it) can”, “(it) may”) + être (“be”). Equivalent to Catalan potser, English maybe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pø.t‿ɛtʁ/
audio (France, Paris): (file)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [pø.ˈt‿ɛ.tʁə]
audio (France, Avignon): (file)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Quebec" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "informal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [pœ.t‿aɪ̯t(ʁ)]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Louisiana" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [pøt‿ɛt(ɾ)]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /p.t‿ɛtʁ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Quebec" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [pt‿aɪ̯t(ʁ)]
audio (Quebec, Estrie): (file)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Quebec" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [pt‿aɪ̯t(ʁ)]
- Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
Adverb
- maybe, perhaps
- Veux-tu venir avec moi demain? Peut-être.
- Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi demain? Peut-être.
- Do you want to come with me tomorrow? Maybe.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with peut être "may be".
Synonyms
(colloquial): p’t-être, p’t-êt’
Further reading
- “peut-être”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.