maybe
adverb
1 adverb expressing uncertaintyb'fhéidir seans maybe she fell b'fhéidir gur thit sí, seans gur thit sí, d'fhéadfadh sé gur thit sí, thiocfadh dó gur thit símaybe it'll work, maybe it won't b'fhéidir go n-oibreoidh sé agus b'fhéidir nach n-oibreoidh'Are you going tonight?' 'Maybe, maybe not.' 'An bhfuil tú ag dul anocht?' 'B'fhéidir go bhfuil agus b'fhéidir nach bhfuil.'; 'An bhfuil tú ag dul anocht?' 'B'fhéidir go rachainn agus b'fhéidir nach rachainn.'maybe tomorrow amárach, b'fhéidir; amárach, seansmaybe so b'fhéidir é, seans, thiocfadh dó 2 adverb expressing rough estimateb'fhéidir thart ar tuairim is isteach is amach lemaybe 10 years ago deich mbliana ó shin, b'fhéidir; tuairim is deich mbliana ó shin; timpeall deich mbliana ó shinwe meet maybe twice a month casaimid le chéile tuairim is dhá uair sa mhí; tagaimid le chéile dhá uair sa mhí, b'fhéidir; buailimid le chéile faoi dhó sa mhí nó mar sinthere were hundreds there, maybe even more bhí na céadta duine ann, b'fhéidir níos mó ná sin fiú amháinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adverb expressing possibilityb'fhéidir maybe she'll call you b'fhéidir go nglaofaidh sí ort, seans go gcuirfidh sí scairt ortmaybe he's wrong b'fhéidir nach bhfuil an ceart aigemaybe I should stop b'fhéidir gur cheart dom stopadhmaybe some other time am éigin eile, b'fhéidir 4 adverb making suggestionb'fhéidir maybe they should cancel the party b'fhéidir gur cheart dóibh an chóisir a chur ar cealmaybe we could go for a walk b'fhéidir go bhféadfaimis dul ar shiúlóidmaybe wait a day or two? b'fhéidir fanacht lá nó dhó?Would you like something? A coffee, maybe? An bhféadfainn rud éigin a fháil duit? Caife, cuir i gcás? 5 adverb making concessionb'fhéidir maybe I'm a bit jealous b'fhéidir go bhfuil beagán éada orm, seans go bhfuil beagán éada ormmaybe you're right b'fhéidir go bhfuil an ceart agata yellow card, maybe, but it was never a red cárta buí, b'fhéidir, ach níorbh aon chárta dearg é 6 adverb making polite requestmaybe you could send me a copy, please? b'fhéidir go bhféadfá cóip a chur chugam, más é do thoil é?; ar mhiste leat cóip a chur chugam, le do thoil?maybe someone can help me? ar mhiste le duine éigin cabhrú liom?, an dtiocfadh le duine éigin cuidiú liom?, ní fheadar an bhféadfainn lámh chúnta a fháil? 7 adverb adding options to end of phrase, listb'fhéidir I take some potatoes and maybe some carrots bíonn roinnt prátaí agam agus b'fhéidir roinnt cairéid
noun
8 noun neither yes or noní fheadarb'fhéidir b'fhéidir é four yeses and two maybes ceithre 'is ea' agus dhá 'b'fhéidir'there were too many ifs, buts and maybes bhí an iomarca siar is aniar annI want no ifs, buts or maybes ná cloisim aon má-anna, ach-anna nó b'fhéidir-eacha 9 noun informal possible optionthat's a maybe - not a must is rud é sin a d'fhéadfaí a dhéanamh ach nach gá a dhéanamh