quem sabe

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.bi/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈsa.bi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.bi/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈsa.bi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.be/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈsa.be]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈsa.bɨ/ [ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈsa.βɨ]

Phrase

quem sabe?

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quem,‎ sabe.
2. who knows (a rhetorical question asked to show that the asker neither knows the answer nor who might know it)
3. who knows (asked to express the idea that anything is possible)
4. when directly followed by a clause: how about (introduces a suggestion)

Adverb

quem sabe (not comparable)

1. maybe; perhaps (indicates uncertainty)

   Synonyms: talvez, quiçá