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Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch misscien, meschien, maschien, short for (het) mach schien (“(it) may happen”), equivalent to mag + geschieden. Compare with Danish måske.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪˈsxin/, /məˈsxin/
- Hyphenation: mis‧schien
- Rhymes: -in
Adverb
misschien
- perhaps, maybe
Heeft u misschien een euro?- Do you maybe have a euro?
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