Application goal: Using must for a strong deduction.
Use must for a strong deduction, might or may for a possibility, and can’t for a deduction that something is impossible. These forms show the speaker’s confidence, not guaranteed facts.
Context: Inferring a reason for a delay. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use must for a strong deduction, might or may for a possibility, and can’t for a deduction that something is impossible. These forms show the speaker’s confidence, not guaranteed facts.
Context: Inferring a reason for a delay. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
The lights are on, so someone must still be working in the office.
الأضواء مضاءة، لذا لا بد أن أحدًا ما زال يعمل في المكتب.
The meeting might have finished later than expected.
ربما انتهى الاجتماع متأخرًا عن المتوقع.
However, we cannot tell who is inside just by looking at the windows.
لكن لا يمكننا معرفة من في الداخل بمجرد النظر إلى النوافذ.