toch

Belizean Creole

Etymology

From English touch.

Verb

toch

1. to touch

References

• Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 353.

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! [I thought you would not.]

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

• ja toch
• je weet toch

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. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)