かもし… らん?

Just did the lesson for かもしれない and it says, both under the title and in the lesson itself, that one of the colloquial forms is かもしらん, but I only remember seeing it shortened to かもしれん (or かも, of course). And isn’t しらん a contraction of しらない? That’s simply the negative, rather than the negative potential form. Are かもしれん and かもしらん both valid constructions, or is this wrong?

In the wild:

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Some people say one and some people say the other and some people say neither. しれん is “more correct” and I think definitely more common although I’m not sure how pedantic people are about this. This is my experience, anyway.

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Hey @enbyboiwonder !

かもしらん and かもしれん are both correct! It might depend on the area you are in, but I have used and heard both being used.

Hope that helps!

Edit: We have just added かもしれん to the details section! :sunglasses:

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@CursedKitsune @Fuga Thank you both for your answers!

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しれない・しらない
しれん・しらん (colloquialization)
I can’t know ・I don’t know

Technically the first is preferred but often are interchanged.

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