= This phrase =
たぶんね。
Tabun ne.
(Maybe. / Probably.)
たぶんね。
Tabun ne.
(Maybe. / Probably.)
casual expression (family,friend)
■たぶん。
Tabun.
— Maybe.
Tabun.
— Maybe.
■たぶんね。
Tabun ne.
— Maybe.
Tabun ne.
— Maybe.
polite expression
■多分そうだと思います。
Tabun soo dato omoi masu.
— I think so.
Tabun soo dato omoi masu.
— I think so.
other expressions
■おそらく。
Osoraku.
— Probably.
Osoraku.
— Probably.
■たぶん、○○だと思います。
Tabun ○○ dato omoi masu.
— I suppose that ○○.
Tabun ○○ dato omoi masu.
— I suppose that ○○.
conversation example
トム
ふじおさんは遅刻?
Fujio-san wa chikoku?
— Is Fujio late?
たぶんね。いつも遅れてくるから。
ふじこ
Tabun ne. Itsumo okurete kuru kara.
— Maybe. He is always late.