Quizá and quizás both express that something is possible but not certain.
The idea
Use either quizá or quizás; both carry a written accent on the final vowel.
Examples
- Quizá viene Ana mañana.Perhaps Ana is coming tomorrow.
- Quizás el tren llega tarde.Perhaps the train is arriving late.
- Quizá necesitamos más tiempo.Perhaps we need more time.
- Quizás hay una tienda cerca.Perhaps there is a shop nearby.
- Quizá vamos al parque después.Perhaps we are going to the park later.
- La fecha no está confirmada: quizá cambia.The date is not confirmed: perhaps it will change.
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Both indicative and subjunctive can follow, depending on context; these examples use the indicative.
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Choose the word matching the uncertainty: No sé si Ana viene; es posible: ___ viene mañana. (Quizá / Nunca)
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Quizá
Quizá expresses a possible arrival, not a certainty.
Choose the correctly spelled variant: (quizás / quizas)
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quizás
Quizás is written with an accent on the final vowel.
Choose the word matching the uncertainty: No sabemos si cambia la fecha ni tenemos indicios de probabilidad: ___ cambia. (Quizá / Seguramente)
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Quizá
An unconfirmed possible change fits quizá.
Practice round
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Choose the word matching the uncertainty: No sé si Ana viene; es posible: ___ viene mañana. (Quizá / Nunca)
Choose the correctly spelled variant: (quizás / quizas)
Choose the word matching the uncertainty: No sabemos si cambia la fecha ni tenemos indicios de probabilidad: ___ cambia. (Quizá / Seguramente)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe two plans that are possible but not confirmed.