Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 83. ～かねない
11/08/2020Updated 04/09/20211 min read
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Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 83. ～かねない
83. ～かねない (kanenai)
a. Meaning: something negative could happen → a cause for worry （－）の可能性がある→ だから心配だ
b. Connection: 動詞のマス形
Examples:
1, この不況では、我が社も赤字になりかねない。
In this crisis, our company could well make a loss too.
2, 夫は仕事が忙しすぎて、過労死しかねない状態だ。
My husband is so busy at work that he could even die from overwork.
3, このまま両国間の緊張が長引けば、やがては国際紛争へと発展しかねない。
If tension between the two countries drags on like this, it could end in an international conflict.
4, 「AがBをいじめたらしいい」「あ、Aならやりかねないな」
“It seems A was bullying B” – “Ah, A is quite capable of that”