toch
Belizean Creole
editEtymology
editVerb
edittoch
- to touch
References
edit- Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 353.
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch toch, alteration of doch.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edittoch
- still, nevertheless, anyway
- Hij is ziek, maar toch werkt hij door. ― He's sick, but he still keeps working.
- after all, despite what was expected
- Ach, je bent toch gekomen! ― Oh, you did come after all! [I thought you would not.]
- yes, surely; implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative.
- Wil je niet meekomen? — Toch wel! ― Don’t you want to come along? — Yes, I do!
- In positive statements, a modal particle indicating certainty or emphasis, implying that the speaker considers his statement to be obvious.
- Dat weet ik toch niet! Ik ben toch geen automonteur! ― I wouldn’t know that! I’m no car mechanic!
- In questions, a modal particle indicating uncertainty or sometimes worry, implying that the speaker hopes to be confirmed or reassured; may also be postpositioned as a tag question.; right? is that so?
- Hij is toch gekomen? (with emphasis on gekomen) ― He did come, didn't he?
- Jij bent Gerrit, toch? ― You’re Gerrit, aren’t you?
Derived terms
editDescendants
editPeranakan Indonesian
editEtymology
editAdverb
edittoch
- still, nevertheless, anyway
- ...tapi toch bisa diliat di Hindia sedari bebrapa banjak taon.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
edit- ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 6
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