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Might, May, Could
Message de yoyo69 posté le 20-05-2006 à 09:28:19 (S | E | F | I)
Bonjour à tous
lorque l'on dit :
il se pourrait qu'il gagne: on traduit par Might et non Could
He might win. (correcte)
He could win. (non correcte)
Pouquoi utilise ton might à la place de could ?
Merci Beaucoup
yoyo69
Message de yoyo69 posté le 20-05-2006 à 09:28:19 (S | E | F | I)
Bonjour à tous
lorque l'on dit :
il se pourrait qu'il gagne: on traduit par Might et non Could
He might win. (correcte)
He could win. (non correcte)
Pouquoi utilise ton might à la place de could ?
Merci Beaucoup
yoyo69
Réponse: Might, May, Could de willy, postée le 20-05-2006 à 10:02:57 (S | E)
Hello !
Les deux formes sont correctes ; le degré de certitude est moindre avec "might".
Réponse: Might, May, Could de yoyo69, postée le 20-05-2006 à 10:39:52 (S | E)
ok merci beaucoup
Réponse: Might, May, Could de mroundabout, postée le 20-05-2006 à 11:47:29 (S | E)
That's interesting, willy, because if one said "he might lose" (the unthinkable) the degree of certainty is the expectation he is going to win!
Réponse: Might, May, Could de willy, postée le 20-05-2006 à 12:36:07 (S | E)
Hello !
Well, it is indeed !!!
Réponse: Might, May, Could de traviskidd, postée le 21-05-2006 à 03:18:17 (S | E)
I think "might" expresses a stronger probablity than "could". "Could" is used to say that something is not completely impossible.
- Team A could still make the playoffs if they beat Team B, Team C beats Team D and Team E beats Team F by more than 3 points.
- You never know; I could win the lottery.
"Might", while acknowledging that a certain event is unlikely (or, more precisely, not necessarily likely), nevertheless emphasizes that the possibility should not be ignored.
- We might go on vacation to Reunion this summer; it depends on whether we find cheap enough plane tickets.
- We need to clean the house completely; otherwise, our parents might find out that we had a party here while they were gone.
That said, it is true that "might" and "could" are more or less interchangeable. If I replaced "might" with "could" (and vice versa) in the above sentences, they would all still make sense.
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