Example: Het is mogelijk dat hij morgen naar school komt.
Definition
"Het is mogelijk dat" is a Dutch phrase used to express that something may or might not happen; it indicates a possibility or potential event without certainty. For example, "Het is mogelijk dat hij morgen naar school komt" means "It is possible that he will come to school tomorrow."
Translations
it is possible that
es posible que
és possible que
il est possible que
es ist möglich dass
è possibile che
é possível que
Etymology
The phrase "het is mogelijk dat" comes from Dutch, where "het" means "it," "is" is the verb "is," "mogelijk" means "possible," and "dat" means "that." Together, they form a common expression to indicate possibility in Dutch sentences.
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"Het is mogelijk dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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