"toch" meaning in Dutch

See toch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /tɔx/ Audio: Nl-toch.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔx Etymology: From Middle Dutch toch, alteration of doch. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|toch}} Middle Dutch toch Head templates: {{nl-adv}} toch
  1. still, nevertheless, anyway
    Sense id: en-toch-nl-adv-lfVoJ9b5
  2. after all, despite what was expected
    Sense id: en-toch-nl-adv-eIx8C6Qa
  3. yes, surely; implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative.
    Sense id: en-toch-nl-adv-R~mTKH0y
  4. In positive statements, a modal particle indicating certainty or emphasis, implying that the speaker considers his statement to be obvious.
    Sense id: en-toch-nl-adv-6xSqIood Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch modal particles, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 12 49 33 Disambiguation of Dutch modal particles: 0 2 7 50 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 5 14 50 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 13 52 32
  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?
    Sense id: en-toch-nl-adv-y9uHdOUb Categories (other): Dutch modal particles Disambiguation of Dutch modal particles: 0 2 7 50 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ja toch, je weet toch

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ja toch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "je weet toch"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pey",
            "2": "toh",
            "3": "toch"
          },
          "expansion": "Petjo: toh, toch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Petjo: toh, toch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "toku",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: toku",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: toku"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hns",
            "2": "to",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: to",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: to"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "toh",
            "3": "tokh",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: toh, tokh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: toh, tokh"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "toh",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "moreover, after all"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: toh (“moreover, after all”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: toh (“moreover, after all”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kww",
            "2": "toch",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kwinti: toch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kwinti: toch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "toch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch toch",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch toch, alteration of doch.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "toch",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "toch"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He's sick, but he still keeps working.",
          "text": "Hij is ziek, maar toch werkt hij door.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "still, nevertheless, anyway"
      ],
      "id": "en-toch-nl-adv-lfVoJ9b5",
      "links": [
        [
          "still",
          "still"
        ],
        [
          "nevertheless",
          "nevertheless"
        ],
        [
          "anyway",
          "anyway"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh, you did come after all! [I thought you would not.]",
          "text": "Ach, je bent toch gekomen!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "after all, despite what was expected"
      ],
      "id": "en-toch-nl-adv-eIx8C6Qa",
      "links": [
        [
          "after all",
          "after all"
        ],
        [
          "despite",
          "despite"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Wil je niet meekomen? — Toch wel! ― Don’t you want to come along? — Yes, I do!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yes, surely; implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative."
      ],
      "id": "en-toch-nl-adv-R~mTKH0y",
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "surely",
          "surely"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 6 12 49 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 2 7 50 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch modal particles",
          "parents": [
            "Modal particles",
            "Particles",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 5 14 50 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 3 13 52 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I wouldn’t know that! I’m no car mechanic!",
          "text": "Dat weet ik toch niet! Ik ben toch geen automonteur!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In positive statements, a modal particle indicating certainty or emphasis, implying that the speaker considers his statement to be obvious."
      ],
      "id": "en-toch-nl-adv-6xSqIood"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 2 7 50 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch modal particles",
          "parents": [
            "Modal particles",
            "Particles",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He did come, didn't he?",
          "text": "Hij is toch gekomen? (with emphasis on gekomen)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You’re Gerrit, aren’t you?",
          "text": "Jij bent Gerrit, toch?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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?"
      ],
      "id": "en-toch-nl-adv-y9uHdOUb",
      "links": [
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "is that so",
          "is that so"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔx/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-toch.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/Nl-toch.ogg/Nl-toch.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Nl-toch.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "toch"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Dutch adverbs",
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch modal particles",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔx",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔx/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ja toch"
    },
    {
      "word": "je weet toch"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pey",
            "2": "toh",
            "3": "toch"
          },
          "expansion": "Petjo: toh, toch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Petjo: toh, toch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "toku",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: toku",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: toku"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hns",
            "2": "to",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: to",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: to"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "toh",
            "3": "tokh",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: toh, tokh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: toh, tokh"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "toh",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "moreover, after all"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: toh (“moreover, after all”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: toh (“moreover, after all”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kww",
            "2": "toch",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kwinti: toch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kwinti: toch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "toch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch toch",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch toch, alteration of doch.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "toch",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "toch"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He's sick, but he still keeps working.",
          "text": "Hij is ziek, maar toch werkt hij door.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "still, nevertheless, anyway"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "still",
          "still"
        ],
        [
          "nevertheless",
          "nevertheless"
        ],
        [
          "anyway",
          "anyway"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh, you did come after all! [I thought you would not.]",
          "text": "Ach, je bent toch gekomen!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "after all, despite what was expected"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "after all",
          "after all"
        ],
        [
          "despite",
          "despite"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Wil je niet meekomen? — Toch wel! ― Don’t you want to come along? — Yes, I do!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yes, surely; implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "surely",
          "surely"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I wouldn’t know that! I’m no car mechanic!",
          "text": "Dat weet ik toch niet! Ik ben toch geen automonteur!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In positive statements, a modal particle indicating certainty or emphasis, implying that the speaker considers his statement to be obvious."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He did come, didn't he?",
          "text": "Hij is toch gekomen? (with emphasis on gekomen)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You’re Gerrit, aren’t you?",
          "text": "Jij bent Gerrit, toch?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "is that so",
          "is that so"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔx/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-toch.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/Nl-toch.ogg/Nl-toch.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Nl-toch.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "toch"
}

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