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かねない (kanenai)
Meaning: might happen, might do something
How to use the:
Verb-ますstem + かねない
Example sentences:
1, 十年のあいだには、それはもういろんなことが起こりかねない。
juunen no aida ni wa, sore wa mou iron na koto ga okori kanenai.
A lot can happen in ten years.
2, 風邪だからといってほうっておくと、大きい病気になりかねない。
Kaze dakaratoitte hō tte okuto, ōkī byōki ni nari kanenai
Even if you only have a cold, if you leave it alone without worrying about the medication, you may get worse
3, 今回の土砂崩れは二次災害を引き起こしかねないものであり、対策を急がねばならない。
Konkai no doshakuzure wa nijisaigai o hikiokoshi kanenai monodeari, taisaku o isoganeba naranai.
The landslide this time will probably cause the next damage, need to urgently discuss how to deal.
4, それは衝撃の大発見であり、公になれば世界が変わりかねないものだ。
sore wa shougeki no daihakken de ari, ooyake ni nareba sekai ga kawari kanenai mono da.
These are staggering breakthroughs that would change the world if they were ever made known.
5, あまり遊んでばかりいると、落第しかねない。
Amari asonde bakari iru to, rakudai shi kanenai.
If you just play like this, you might fail
6, 資源の投入を増やさなければ、これまでの戦争努力が失敗に終わりかねない。
shigen no tounyuu o fuyasanakereba, kore made no sensou doryoku ga shippai ni owari kanenai.
Without more resources, the war effort will likely result in failure.
Attention:
The meaning is the same as ～ お そ れ が あ る, just the formula
Use when there is a possibility of bad results
