This is the 1013th most frequent Spanish word.
tal
Such, like that.
In this sentence, 'tal vez' is used as an adverbial phrase meaning 'maybe' or 'perhaps' to express uncertainty or possibility.
Tal vez podamos ir al cine este fin de semana.
Maybe we can go to the cinema this weekend.
'Tal' in this usage is a demonstrative adjective, meaning 'such' or 'of such kind,' used to emphasize the nature or magnitude of the discovery.
Un reportero hizo tal descubrimiento sobre el caso que sorprendió a todos.
A reporter made such a discovery about the case that surprised everyone.
Here, 'tal' serves as a determiner meaning 'the said' or 'such,' often referring to someone previously mentioned or indistinctly identified.