toch

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Belizean Creole

Etymology

From English touch.

Verb

toch

  1. to touch

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch toch, alteration of doch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔx/
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  • Hyphenation: toch
  • Rhymes: -ɔx

Adverb

toch

  1. still, nevertheless, anyway
    Hij is ziek, maar toch werkt hij door.He's sick, but he still keeps working.
  2. after all, despite what was expected
    Ach, je bent toch gekomen!Oh, you did come after all!
  3. 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!
  4. 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!
  5. 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

Descendants

  • Petjo: toh, toch
  • Aukan: toku
  • Caribbean Hindustani: to
  • Caribbean Javanese: toh, tokh
  • Indonesian: toh (moreover, after all)
  • Kwinti: toch

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch toch.

Adverb

toch

  1. still, nevertheless, anyway
    ...tapi toch bisa diliat di Hindia sedari bebrapa banjak taon.[1](please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 6