もしや

by any chance

ひょっとして∥ I asked her whether by any chance she knew the true story. もしや彼女が真相を知っていないかどうか彼女に尋ねてみた.

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もしや

by any chance

ひょっとして

I asked her whether by any chance she knew the true story. もしや彼女が真相を知っていないかどうか彼女に尋ねてみた.

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もしや

by any chance [possibility]; perchance; if; 〔気遣って〕 lest…should…; for fear of… [that…may…].

●もしや吉田さんの住所をご存じではありませんか. Do you happen to know Mr. Yoshida's address?

・もしやご存じではないかと思いましてお電話したのですが. I'm calling you as I think you might perhaps know something about it.

・もしや川本さんではございませんか. Are you by any chance Mr. Kawamoto?

・もしやと思ったことが本当になった. My fear has come true. | The worst that we feared has happened. | The possibility has become an actuality.