No. 1,437 in Arabic

ممكن

Possible or may I.

In a sentence

ممكن تساعدني؟
Can you help me?
Here, 'ممكن' is used to politely indicate a request or a possibility, equivalent to 'can' or 'could' in English.
هل ممكن أن يأتي غدًا؟
Is it possible for him to come tomorrow?
Here, 'ممكن' is utilized to inquire about the possibility of an action occurring, akin to 'possible' or 'may' in English usage.
ممكن تكون الأمور أصعب مما نعتقد.
Things could be more difficult than we assume.
In this sentence, 'ممكن' is employed to express uncertainty or conjecture, similar to 'could' or 'might' in English.

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