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Speculation and Hypotheticals

Phrases for guessing and supposing.
...と仮定しますと...
Suppose that ...
... to katei shimasu to ...
もし...だったら?
What if ...?
moshi ... dattara?
...と思います。
I assume that ...
... to omoimasu.
...かもしれません。
It could be that ...
... kamoshiremasen.
理論的には...
In theory ...
rironteki ni wa ...
...と仮定しましょう。
Let us assume that ...
... to katei shimashou.
もしそうなら...
If that were the case then ...
moshi sou nara ...
なんとも言えません。
That is hard to say
nan tomo iemasen.
...と推測します。
I would guess that ...
... to suisoku shimasu.
...の可能性があります。
There is a chance that ...
... no kanousei ga arimasu.
...のようです。
It seems that ...
... no you desu.
これからわかります。
That remains to be seen
kore kara wakarimasu.