Questions & Answers about Возможно, мы встретимся около семи.
What does the word возможно convey here? Is it like “probably” or “possibly”?
- Возможно means “possibly/it’s possible (that) …,” expressing uncertainty.
- It’s generally weaker than наверное (“probably”) and roughly on par with может быть (“maybe/possibly”).
- Style: возможно is neutral–slightly formal; может быть is very common in speech.
Why is there a comma after Возможно?
- Here возможно is a parenthetical (an “introductory word”), so it’s set off by a comma: Возможно, ...
- No comma when it’s part of the predicate meaning “possible to”: Это возможно сделать (“It’s possible to do this”).
Why is it встретимся and not встречаемся?
- встретимся is future, perfective: a single, completed meeting (“we’ll meet (once)”).
- встречаемся is present, imperfective: ongoing/habitual or scheduled (e.g., Мы встречаемся по пятницам).
- Future imperfective is будем встречаться (“we’ll be meeting”/repeated or process-focused).
What does the ending -ся in встретимся do?