Might in Different Languages
Discover 'Might' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Might
Afrikaans dalk | ||
Albanian mund | ||
Amharic ይችላል | ||
Arabic ربما | ||
Armenian կարող է | ||
Assamese হ’ব পাৰে | ||
Aymara atiña | ||
Azerbaijani bilər | ||
Bambara a tun bɛ se | ||
Basque baliteke | ||
Belarusian можа | ||
Bengali হতে পারে | ||
Bhojpuri हो सकेला | ||
Bosnian mogao | ||
Bulgarian биха могли, може | ||
Catalan podria | ||
Cebuano mahimo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 威力 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 威力 | ||
Corsican puderebbe | ||
Croatian moć | ||
Czech mohl | ||
Danish magt | ||
Dhivehi ވެދާނެ | ||
Dogri होई सकदा | ||
Dutch macht | ||
English might | ||
Esperanto povus | ||
Estonian võib | ||
Ewe ate ŋu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) baka | ||
Finnish voi | ||
French pourrait | ||
Frisian macht | ||
Galician podería | ||
Georgian შეიძლება | ||
German macht | ||
Greek θα μπορούσε | ||
Guarani pokatu | ||
Gujarati કદાચ | ||
Haitian Creole ta ka | ||
Hausa iya | ||
Hawaiian ikaika paha | ||
Hebrew אולי | ||
Hindi पराक्रम | ||
Hmong zaum | ||
Hungarian esetleg | ||
Icelandic gæti | ||
Igbo nwere ike | ||
Ilocano dinto | ||
Indonesian mungkin | ||
Irish d'fhéadfadh | ||
Italian potrebbe | ||
Japanese かもしれない | ||
Javanese bisa uga | ||
Kannada ಇರಬಹುದು | ||
Kazakh мүмкін | ||
Khmer អាច | ||
Kinyarwanda imbaraga | ||
Konkani कदाचीत | ||
Korean 힘 | ||
Krio sɔntɛm | ||
Kurdish erk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕەنگە | ||
Kyrgyz мүмкүн | ||
Lao ອາດ | ||
Latin potens verax | ||
Latvian varenība | ||
Lingala ekoki | ||
Lithuanian gali | ||
Luganda nyinza | ||
Luxembourgish vläicht | ||
Macedonian може | ||
Maithili सक | ||
Malagasy hery | ||
Malay mungkin | ||
Malayalam ശക്തി | ||
Maltese jista ' | ||
Maori kaha | ||
Marathi कदाचित | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯇꯤꯛ | ||
Mizo maithei | ||
Mongolian магадгүй | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အစွမ်းကုန် | ||
Nepali हुन सक्छ | ||
Norwegian kanskje | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) akhoza | ||
Odia (Oriya) ହୁଏତ | ||
Oromo tarii | ||
Pashto ښايي | ||
Persian ممکن | ||
Polish moc | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) poderia | ||
Punjabi ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ | ||
Quechua may | ||
Romanian ar putea | ||
Russian может быть | ||
Samoan malosiaga | ||
Sanskrit विक्रमः | ||
Scots Gaelic dòcha | ||
Sepedi ka | ||
Serbian могао би | ||
Sesotho matla | ||
Shona simba | ||
Sindhi ٿي سگهي ٿو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බලවත් | ||
Slovak možno | ||
Slovenian morda | ||
Somali laga yaabaa | ||
Spanish podría | ||
Sundanese meureun | ||
Swahili nguvu | ||
Swedish makt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) baka | ||
Tajik метавонад | ||
Tamil வலிமை | ||
Tatar булырга мөмкин | ||
Telugu ఉండవచ్చు | ||
Thai อาจ | ||
Tigrinya ይኸዉን | ||
Tsonga kumbe | ||
Turkish belki | ||
Turkmen bolup biler | ||
Twi (Akan) ebia | ||
Ukrainian може | ||
Urdu شاید | ||
Uyghur مۇمكىن | ||
Uzbek mumkin | ||
Vietnamese có thể | ||
Welsh gallai | ||
Xhosa unamandla | ||
Yiddish זאל | ||
Yoruba le | ||
Zulu amandla |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "dalk" originates from the Dutch word "denken" (to think) which led to the Afrikaans word "dink" (to think), and then "dalk" (perhaps, possibly). |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "mund" can mean both "can" and "might". |
| Amharic | ይችላል could also mean may (permission). |
| Arabic | "ربما" can also mean "not sure" or "it is possible" in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | In Old Turkic "bilər" also meant to know |
| Basque | In Basque, “baliteke” also means: “it will help,” “capable,” or “maybe.” |
| Belarusian | The word "можа" can also refer to the ability or strength to do something. |
| Bengali | The word "হতে পারে" is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root "bhū," which means "to become" or "to be." |
| Bosnian | Bosnian "mogao" originally meant to be able to, and is not related to strength |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "биха могли, може" can also refer to a possible or hypothetical event. |
| Catalan | Podria' originates from Latin 'potere' and also means 'power' or 'authority' in Catalan |
| Cebuano | The root of the Cebuano word 'mahimo' is Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maqa- 'to be able, can', meaning something that is permissible or possible. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "威力" can also mean 'power' or 'influence' in some contexts. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 威力 (威 "awe" + 力 "strength") |
| Corsican | The word "puderebbe" in Corsican also means "to be able to" or "to have the ability to". |
| Croatian | Moć also means 'the ability or power to do something' and 'strength, force, or energy'. |
| Czech | "Mohl" or "mohla" in Czech can also be used as a phrase meaning "I can" or "she can". |
| Danish | In Danish, "magt" can also refer to authority, influence, or power. |
| Dutch | Dutch "macht" and German "Macht" share an origin in Latin "magis," meaning "more" or "greater." |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "povus" ultimately comes from the Latin word "potens," meaning "powerful" or "able." |
| Estonian | The word "võib" can also mean "may" or "can", depending on the context. |
| Finnish | The word "voi" can also mean "butter" or "margarine" in Finnish. |
| French | The French word "pourrait" can also mean "to pour," derived from the Latin "fundere" meaning "to pour out" |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "macht" is not only cognate to the English word, but also means "makes" in English. |
| Galician | In Galician, "podería" can also mean "authority, jurisdiction, territory, or influence." |
| German | Macht can also mean "power" or "authority" in German. |
| Greek | In Greek, 'θα μπορούσε' might also mean 'it could' or 'it was possible'. |
| Gujarati | The word "કદાચ" in Gujarati can also mean "maybe" or "perhaps". |
| Haitian Creole | Ta ka is also used to express uncertainty or hesitation, but differs from pa ka (might not) in that it emphasizes the possibility of the action occurring. |
| Hausa | Iya can also mean "authority", "control", or "strength" |
| Hawaiian | 'Ikaika paha' also means strong, vigorous, potent, healthy, active, or energetic. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "אולי" is also used in the sense of "perhaps" or "possibly". |
| Hindi | "पराक्रम" means "deeds of heroism, valor or courage" and is derived from the Sanskrit root "क्रम्" (to step), suggesting "stepping forward" or "progressing" through deeds of valor. |
| Hmong | The word "zaum" in Hmong can also mean "strength" or "power". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "esetleg" originally meant "possibly", but its meaning has shifted over time to also include "might" |
| Icelandic | The word "gæti" also means "capability" or "possibility" in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | Nwere ike means "to have strength" in Igbo, and is also a colloquialism meaning "to be wealthy" or "to be influential." |
| Indonesian | Possibly derived from Proto-Austronesian *maŋi "to try, to do" |
| Irish | The word "d'fhéadfadh" is derived from the Old Irish word "fedim," meaning "to perform" or "to accomplish." |
| Italian | The Latin verb "potere" can mean "to be able", "to have the power", or "to have the potential to do something." |
| Japanese | The word "かもしれない" can also mean "maybe" or "possibly" |
| Javanese | Bisa uga also means "able to" or "can do" in Javanese, but it is more commonly used to express uncertainty or possibility. |
| Kannada | In some contexts, “ಇರಬಹುದು” can also mean “must” or indicate a strong possibility. |
| Kazakh | The word "мүмкін" is also used in Kazakh in the sense of "possible", which is a related meaning in English. |
| Khmer | The word "អាច" also means "ability". |
| Korean | "힘" in Korean can also mean "force", "power", or "strength". |
| Kurdish | The word "erk" is also used as "power, force, energy." |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "мүмкүн" also means "possible" and "probable". |
| Lao | In Thai, "ອາດ" is often used with a negative meaning, suggesting an unlikely event. |
| Latin | The word "potens verax" in Latin can also refer to a person who is powerful and truthful. |
| Latvian | The root word of "varenība" is the verb "varēt" meaning "to be able to". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "gali" has Slavic roots and can also mean "ability", "power", "possibility" or "permission". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "vläicht" is derived from Old High German "mīlīht" meaning "pleasant", and is related to English "mellow", Dutch "milde", German "milde" and "mild". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word hery, meaning "might", is ultimately derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *qali, which also meant "strength, power". Other cognates of *qali in various Austronesian languages include the Malay kata, the Javanese kori, and the Fijian kaukau, all of which mean "word". This suggests that the original meaning of *qali may have been "speech", which was later extended to mean "power" and "strength". |
| Malay | The Malay word "mungkin" is also used to express possibility, uncertainty, or permission. |
| Malayalam | The word ശക്തി has alternate meanings of 'energy', 'power', 'strength' and 'ability' in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'jista'' can also be used to express possibility or ability. |
| Maori | Kaha can also mean 'strength' or 'authority' in some contexts. |
| Marathi | In Marathi the word "कदाचित" also means, "perhaps, probably." |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "магадгүй" can also mean "possibility" or "likelihood". |
| Nepali | The word "हुन सक्छ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "हुन्," meaning "to be" or "to happen," and the suffix "-सक्छ," which indicates possibility or probability. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "kanskje" is thought to have been originally used as an expression of doubt and later took on the meaning of "might". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Zambia, 'akhoza' means 'to be able to' and 'to have power'. |
| Pashto | The word "ښايي" in Pashto can also mean "it is possible" or "it is feasible." |
| Persian | The Persian word ممکن (momken) derives from the Arabic word مَکْن (makn), meaning "firmly established" or "possible". |
| Polish | The Polish word "moc" also means "strength" and "power." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "poderia" comes from the Latin word "posse", meaning "to be able" or "to have power". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "ar putea" can also refer to a potential action, an assumption, or a request for permission. |
| Russian | The word "может быть" can also mean "perhaps" or "possibly" in Russian. |
| Samoan | "Malosiaga" can also mean "strength" or "ability" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Dòcha" can also mean "maybe" or "perhaps." |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "могао би" (might) originates from the Old Church Slavonic verb "могѫ" (mogu), meaning "to be able" or "to have the power to do something." |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, the word "matla" also refers to "power" and "strength".} |
| Shona | "Simba" is derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-mba meaning "to be strong, or powerful." |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "ٿي سگهي ٿو" also means "to be able to", "to be possible", or "to have the capacity to do something." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 'බලවත්' has its roots in the Sanskrit word 'bala', which means power or strength. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "možno" derives from the Proto-Slavic "možь" meaning "man" or "capable of," and also has the meaning "perhaps" or "possibly." |
| Slovenian | The word 'morda' has additional meanings of 'maybe' and 'perhaps' in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "laga yaabaa" can also mean "it seems like" or "it is possible that". |
| Spanish | "Podría" comes from the Latin "posse" and can also mean "be able to" or "have the power to" |
| Sundanese | The word "meureun" in Sundanese can also mean "might" or "possible". |
| Swahili | The word 'nguvu' shares a root with 'ng'ombe' ('cow'), 'ng'uni' ('zebu breed of cattle'), and 'sungura' ('hare'). |
| Swedish | The word "makt" is derived from the Old Norse word "makt", meaning "ability" or "power." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'baka' in Tagalog also means 'possibly' or 'maybe', and is related to the Malay word 'barangkali' which means 'perhaps'. |
| Tajik | The etymological root of "метавонад" is the same as in Russian "могучий" (mighty), from an Old Slavonic word meaning "to be able". Historically, "метавонад" meant "great or strong" before coming to indicate capacity. |
| Tamil | "வலிமை" ('might') is derived from the Tamil word 'வலம்' ('turn' or 'wheel') suggesting perpetual force that rotates. |
| Telugu | The word "ఉండవచ్చు" in Telugu can also mean "it is possible" or "it may be". |
| Thai | อาจ is derived from Pali and Sanskrit, and also means |
| Turkish | The word "belki" is derived from the Persian word "belke" meaning "maybe". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "може" comes from the Proto-Slavic root "*možetъ", meaning "to be strong, powerful" |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "شاید" can also be used to express "maybe" or "possibly." |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "mumkin" also means "possible" or "probable." |
| Vietnamese | In the old Vietnamese language, the word "có thể" also means "ability". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "gallai" has the additional meaning of "possible" or "likely". |
| Xhosa | The word "unamandla" in Xhosa is also used to refer to a "chief" or "leader". |
| Yiddish | "זאל" (might) in Yiddish can also refer to a dining or banquet hall, a public meeting room, or a grand ballroom. |
| Yoruba | The word "le" in Yoruba also means "to be able to" or "to have the power to". |
| Zulu | The word 'amandla' shares etymological roots with the word 'mandla' meaning 'power' |
| English | "Might" is an Old English word that originally meant "power" or "strength", or used to refer to ability or possibility. |