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russian word

maybe, perhaps in Russian: может

adverblevel A1#488 by frequency

every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum

Может, он опоздает. Maybe he'll be late.

Может, нам стоит поехать на поезде? Maybe we should go by train?

Она может разговаривать на десяти языках. She can speak ten languages.

Он не может прийти сегодня. He can't come today.

What does может mean in Russian?

01

maybe, perhaps (parenthetical)

Может, он опоздает.

Maybe he'll be late.

Может, нам стоит поехать на поезде?

Maybe we should go by train?

02

can, is able to (third person of мочь)

Она может разговаривать на десяти языках.

She can speak ten languages.

Он не может прийти сегодня.

He can't come today.