det kan hända

Swedish

From det (“it”) +‎ kan (“can”) +‎ hända (“happen”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kan henda.

(idiomatic) that may be the case
– Är du den där snubben från TV? – Det kan hända!
– Are you that guy from TV? – Might well be! ("That may be the case!", as a somewhat jocular affirmation)
(idiomatic, when followed by "att") it may be that ..., it's possible that ...
Det kan hända att vi behöver köpa en tårta till om det ska räcka till alla
It may be that we need to buy another cake for there to be enough for everyone
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see det,‎ kan,‎ hända.

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