talvez
See also: tal vez
Portuguese
Etymology
From tal (“such”) + vez (“time”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tawˈve(j)s/ [taʊ̯ˈve(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tawˈve(j)ʃ/ [taʊ̯ˈve(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /talˈveʃ/ [taɫˈveʃ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /talˈbeʃ/ [taɫˈβeʃ]
Audio (Brazil): (file) Audio (Portugal): (file) Audio (Northern Portugal): (file) - Hyphenation: tal‧vez
Adverb
talvez (not comparable)
- perhaps; maybe (indicates possibility or doubt)
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 254:
- Foi só uma idéia, pensei que você talvez gostasse de se encontrar comigo.
- It was just an idea, I thought maybe you’d like to go out with me.
Spanish
Etymology
From tal (“such”) + vez (“time”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /talˈbeθ/ [t̪alˈβ̞eθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /talˈbes/ [t̪alˈβ̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: tal‧vez
Adverb
talvez
- (Latin America) alternative form of tal vez
Further reading
- “talvez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024