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事になりかねない
【 ことになりかねない 】
1. [exp] [uk]
《after a verb》
▶ could result in (something undesirable)
▶ might end up (doing, happening)
▶ run the risk of
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1922120 兼ねない【かねない】 1. quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...



History:
7. A 2019-01-06 21:24:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2019-01-06 17:58:14  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Ok. I think the glosses need to be in this form.
Not necessarily at the end of a sentence.
  Diff: 
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
-<s_inf>at sentence end after the verb</s_inf>
-<gloss>could turn out badly</gloss>
-<gloss>might have unfortunate consequences</gloss>
+<s_inf>after a verb</s_inf>
+<gloss>could result in (something undesirable)</gloss>
+<gloss>might end up (doing, happening)</gloss>
+<gloss>run the risk of</gloss>
5. A* 2019-01-06 06:22:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
As I commented years ago, I think it's worth having - 100k n-grams and slightly idiomatic.
The glosses probably need a tweak and some context added. There are 3 sentences using this 
pattern, currently not indexed. Note could be improved.
  Diff: 
@@ -14,2 +14,3 @@
-<gloss>it could turn out badly</gloss>
-<gloss>it might have unfortunate consequences</gloss>
+<s_inf>at sentence end after the verb</s_inf>
+<gloss>could turn out badly</gloss>
+<gloss>might have unfortunate consequences</gloss>
4. A* 2019-01-05 22:21:42  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Should this really be an entry? The glosses imply that it's a complete sentence when in fact the 事 is a nominaliser.
I think it's enough just to have entries for ことになる and かねない.
3. A 2013-10-28 05:20:08  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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