莫非 (could it be that …?)
Don't tell me you forgot…
- can it be possible that莫非 + (clause)? = "could it be that …? / don't tell me …".
- can it be possible that莫非you你to forget忘(completed / change)了? = "could it be that you forgot?"
- can it be possible that莫非 floats a surprised guess, half-expecting it's true.
Subj + can it be possible that莫非 + rhetorical question
- can it be possible that莫非 voices a sudden, uneasy suspicion.
could it be莫非you你forget忘了?
- can it be possible that莫非you你to forget忘(completed / change)了? = "could it be that you forgot?"
Explore
Correct or broken?
莫非 wonders aloud at a suspicion: could it be that …?
Practice
Could it be that you forgot? ____ 你忘了?
莫非 + clause? = could it be that …?: 莫非你忘了?
Practice
莫非 half-expects the guess to be true.
Yes — a worried “could it be …?”.
Recap
Key idea
- can it be possible that莫非 + (clause)? — "could it be that …? / don't tell me …"
- can it be possible that莫非you你to forget忘(completed / change)了? · can it be possible that莫非to have an accident出事(completed / change)了?
- A surprised, uneasy guess
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
莫非 voices…
莫非出事了? = don't tell me something's happened?