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What does «será que» mean in Dominican Spanish?
será que
could it be that
| Meaning | could it be that |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | me pregunto si |
| Register | Colloquial |
«¿Será que se le olvidó?»
Could it be that he forgot?
The future used to guess about the present. Very frequent in real speech.
Related Dominican words
- dar rabia — to make you mad
- de repente — maybe
- de seguro — surely, most likely
- por si acaso — just in case
- en lo que — while, in the time it takes
- está claro — it's clear
- uno nunca sabe — you never know
- quién sabe — who can say
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