〜かねない — JLPT N2 Grammar, Meaning & Examples

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〜かねない

Such a careless remark could well hurt the other person. 〜かねない warns of a possible undesirable outcome.

Tested at JLPT N2 — 1 practice question below.

How it's used

V-stem + かねない = "might ~ (and that would be bad)." Only for negative possibilities. Contrast かねる = "cannot do" ( humble/refusal).

そんな軽率な発言は、相手を傷つけ＿＿＿。

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