Illustration: At the entrance of a neighborhood community center, a visitor picks up a dropped glove and notices another visitor wearing just one matching glove. The finder holds the recovered glove between them, tilts their head, and gently points toward the other person's bare hand.

JLPT N2expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

ひょっとして

hyotto shite

by any chance

Example sentences

  1. ひょっとしてアスピリン持もってない？

    Do you by any chance have some aspirin?

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  2. ひょっとして、ロペス先生せんせいを知しっていますか。

    Do you know Professor López, by any chance?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ひょっとしてこの近ちかくに安やすいホテルを知しっていませんか。

    Do you happen to know of a cheap hotel near here?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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