সম্ভৱতঃ
Possibly: সম্ভৱতঃ
সম্ভৱতঃ means “possibly”: জীৱনৰ উৎপত্তিও সম্ভৱতঃ সাগৰতেই ঘটিছিল “life too probably began in the sea”.
How It Works
The word comes from সম্ভৱ “possible”. The ending with the two dots (ঃ) is a visarga. Writers also leave it out and write সম্ভৱত, and both spellings are in use.
| It softens | Example |
|---|---|
| a place | সম্ভৱতঃ সাগৰতেই ঘটিছিল “it probably happened in the sea” |
| a describing word | সম্ভৱতঃ বংশগত “probably inherited” |
| the whole clause | কাইলৈ সম্ভৱতঃ তুষাৰপাত হ’ব “it will probably snow tomorrow” |
Science and history writers use সম্ভৱতঃ to say what the evidence suggests, without claiming more. Use অৱশ্যেই “certainly” when the writer is sure. In everyday talk, হয়তো and বোধহয় carry the same “maybe” meaning.
Examples (4)
- জীৱনৰ উৎপত্তিও সম্ভৱতঃ সাগৰতেই ঘটিছিল।
The origin of life, too, probably lay in the sea.
সম্ভৱতঃ stands before the place it softens.
- মোৰ ওখ হোৱাটো সম্ভৱতঃ বংশগত।
My being tall is probably inherited.
সম্ভৱতঃ softens the describing word বংশগত.
- কাইলৈ সম্ভৱতঃ তুষাৰপাত হ’ব।
It will probably snow tomorrow.
সম্ভৱতঃ softens a forecast.
- সম্ভৱতঃ বৰষুণৰ ফলস্বৰূপে আজি বজাৰত শাক-পাচলিৰ দাম বাঢ়িছে।
Vegetable prices in the market have probably gone up today as a result of the rain.
সম্ভৱতঃ can open a long sentence.
How It Connects
Learn This First
সম্ভৱতঃ is the careful written word for “probably”, so learners need হয়তো and বোধহয় first.
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