N2 — outside your level filter
ないものだろうか
ないものだろうかnai mono darou kaN2neutral
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isn't there some way — hoping a stuck situation could still turn around
何とかできないものだろうか。
nantoka dekinai mono darou ka.
Isn't there something we could do about this? neutral
迷子になったあの子、早く見つからないものだろうか。
maigo ni natta ano ko, hayaku mitsukaranai mono darou ka.
That lost child — isn't there some way to be found soon? casual
何とか納期を延ばしてもらえないものだろうか。
nantoka nouki o nobashite moraenai mono darou ka.
Might there be some way we could get the deadline pushed back? neutral
How it's formed1
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ないものかnaimonokaalternant
治らないものか
drops だろう and keeps just か. reads a little more resigned and less like an open question.