may / might / could (possibility)
ehtimollik — «bo‘lishi mumkin»
Qanday yasaladi
S + may/might/could + V
Uchalasi ham yalang‘och fe’l oladi. Ishonch darajasi: may (~50%) > might (~40%) > could (nazariy imkoniyat). O‘tmish uchun: may/might have + V3.
Namunalar — Examples
Higher fuel taxes may discourage unnecessary car journeys.
Yoqilg‘i solig‘ining oshirilishi keraksiz avtosafarlarni kamaytirishi mumkin.
Such a policy might have unintended consequences for low-income families.
Bunday siyosat kam ta’minlangan oilalar uchun kutilmagan oqibatlarga olib kelishi mumkin.
Izoh — qachon ishlatiladi
Band 7 ga chiqishning eng arzon yo‘li. Har bir dalilni «har doim shunday» deb emas, ehtimollik sifatida bering:
❌ Banning cars solves air pollution. → ✅ Banning cars in city centres may significantly reduce air pollution. — ikkinchisi tekshiruvchiga o‘ylab yozilgandek ko‘rinadi.
⚠️ Tez-tez qilinadigan xato
❌ Maybe governments should… — maybe og‘zaki. Insho uchun: may, possibly, it is possible that.
O‘xshash shakllar va farqi
| be likely to | be likely to = ehtimol yuqoriroq va o‘lchovli; may = ochiq ehtimol |
| can / could / be able to | can = umuman mumkin; may = shu holatda ehtimol |
| it may well be that | ehtiyotkor tan olish — «ehtimol, ... to‘g‘ridir» — bir xil ma’no, lekin bu qolip butun gapni yumshatadi va rasmiyroq |