Expressing Possibility and Impossibility

Expression of possibility digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu kemungkinan akan terjadi dan sedangkan, expression of impossibility digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu hal yang mungkin tidak bisa terjadi/ kecil kemungkinan untuk terjadi. Jadi, Expression of possibility & impossibility merupakan kumpulan ekspresi atau ungkapan-ungkapan dalam bahasa Inggris yang biasa digunakan untuk menyatakan apakah sesuatu itu ada kemungkinan bisa terjadi atau tidak.

Expression of possibility.

• Are you capable of…?
• Could be.
• Do you think it’s possible that …?
• Do you think you can…?
• I guess I will ….
• I may …
• I might …
• I suppose I will …
• I will most likely …
• I’m pretty sure I will …
• Is it possible that …?
• Is it possible to …?
• Is there any possibility that …?
• It could be ….
• It is possible …
• It’s so possible.
• May.
• Maybe.
• Might.
• Perhaps I will …
• Perhaps.
• Possibly.
• That’s most probably …
• There is a chance.
• There’s a chance you might/ could …
• What are the chances of …?
• What possibility is there that …?
• What’s the possibility of …?
• Would it be possible for (somebody) to …?
• You could possibly …

Expression of impossibility.

• Cannot possibly.
• Couldn’t be.
• I don’t think that will happen.
• I doubt if that would happen.
• It is impossible.
• It isn’t very likely.
• It’s improbable …
• It’s not probable …
• May not.
• That is not possible.
• That’s not likely to happen.
• The chances are pretty slim.
• The chances are probably not very high.
• There is no chance that …
• There is no much chance of that happening.
• There is no possibility that …
• There is no way.
• There is no way that …
• There’s no chance.

Responding:

• I think so.
• It’s possible.
• Not a chance!
• Perhaps.
• Sure. It can be.
• That’s not possible.
• That’s possible.
• Yes, it is.

Contoh Percakapan Expressing Possibility and Impossibility

Percakapan 1

• Ahmad            : It is inconceivable for Indonesia to win.
• Budi    : Why, there are ten minutes more.
• Ahmad            : Look at the score board. The foe leaves as 3 focuses. It’s difficult to win, isn’t that so?
• Budi    : Oh God, you’re correct. Our group could be lost.

Terjemahan:

• Ahmad : Tidak terbayangkan bagi Indonesia untuk menang.
• Budi     : Mengapa, ada sepuluh menit lagi.
• Ahmad : Lihatlah papan skor. Musuh pergi sebagai 3 fokus. Sulit untuk menang, bukan begitu?
• Budi     : Ya Tuhan, Anda benar. Grup kami bisa hilang.

Percakapan 2

• Anna   : Does Gina bring your book?
• Bella    : I don’t think so. She brings a little pack, and my book can’t be put there. So perhaps she neglect to bring it.
• Anna   : She generally neglect to give it back to you. It is conceivable that the book is lost.
• Bella    :Yeah, perhaps. I would prefer truly not to consider it.

Terjemahan:

• Anna    : Apakah Gina membawa buku Anda?
• Bella    : Saya kira tidak. Dia membawa paket kecil, dan buku saya tidak bisa diletakkan di sana. Jadi mungkin dia lalai membawanya.
• Anna    : Dia umumnya lalai mengembalikannya kepada Anda. Bisa dibayangkan bahwa buku itu hilang.
• Bella    : Ya, mungkin. Saya lebih suka benar-benar tidak mempertimbangkannya.
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