Doe Normaaltoch
What does toch mean in Dutch?
Meaning
- toch
- still, anywayDespite what was just said.
- toch
- right?At the end of a sentence it asks for agreement: 'You read it, right?'
- toch
- surelyShows you expected something to be true.
Toch is one of those small words Dutch people use all the time and textbooks barely explain. It has three main jobs.
Despite everything: 'still', 'anyway'. Het regende, maar we zijn toch gegaan = it rained, but we went anyway.
Surely: it shows you expect something to be true. Je hebt toch een sleutel? = you do have a key, surely?
Right?: at the end of a sentence it asks the other person to agree, like 'right?' or 'isn't it?'. Leuk, toch? = nice, right?
Examples
Je komt toch ook?
You're coming too, right?
Hij had geen tijd, maar hij kwam toch.
He didn't have time, but he came anyway.
Dat weet je toch?
You know that, don't you?
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Wacht wat. Die zijn toch nog samen?? Ze wonen zelfs samen!
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