quem sabe
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.bi/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈsa.bi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.be/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈsa.be]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈsa.b(ɨ)/ [ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈsa.β(ɨ)]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.b(ɨ)/ [ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.β(ɨ)]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.b(ɨ)/ [ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.β(ɨ)]
Phrase
quem sabe?
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quem, sabe.
- who knows (a rhetorical question asked to show that the asker neither knows the answer nor who might know it)
- who knows (asked to express the idea that anything is possible)
- when directly followed by a clause: how about (introduces a suggestion)
Adverb
quem sabe (not comparable)
- maybe; perhaps (indicates uncertainty)
- Synonyms: talvez, quiçá