 90  He may not be i/l= It is possible that he isn't ill. He may not be working. = It is possible that he isn’t working. He can't be ill. — It is not possible that, he is ill. He can't be working. = It is impossible, that he is working. Can + negation in these, sentences denotes doubt, incredulity on the part of lhc speaker, whereas may expresses an uncertainly about a negation of some fact 2 Reproach (упрек). This meaning is found only in positive statements and only with the form might as n is a reproach made about something that has not been done and thus implies some hypothetical wish. You might at least offer to help. In combination with the perfect infinitive it renders irritation (annoyance) that the action was not earned out. You might have opened the door for me. 3. May/might partly loses its meaning when used in certain sentence patterns and is in such cases a quasi-subjunctive auxiliary: a) in clauses of purpose: Sit here so that I may see your face more clearly. He died so that others might live. b) in clauses of concession: Try as he might he will never be top of his class. Как ни старайся, но он никогда не будет первым учеником в классе. c) m object, predicative and appositivc clauses after verbs or nouns expressing hope, wish, fear: 90 |
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