toch

Meaning

1. still, nevertheless, anyway
2. after all, despite what was expected
3. yes, surely; implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative.
4. In positive statements, a modal particle indicating certainty or emphasis, implying that the speaker considers his statement to be obvious.
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?

Concepts

nevertheless

however

surely

yet

so

indeed

certainly

still

then

but

nonetheless

decidedly

absolutely

though

definitively

therefore

even so

rather

yes

iwis

all the same

anyhow

anyway

assuredly

aye

nathless

right

sure thing

unambiguously

undoubtedly

wis

yea

yeah

yep

Synonyms

immers

echter

wel

zeker

niettemin

maar

evenwel

desondanks

nochtans

ja

jawel

uitroep

❗

namelijk

niettegenstaande

ook

zelfs dan

nietteminn

nog

vooral

waarlijk

wel degelijk

voorzeker

desalniettemin

en of

hoor

alhoewel

Translations

doch

sin embargo

dennoch

néanmoins

trotzdem

pourtant

ja

allerdings

zwar

wohl

immerhin

certes

si

nichtsdestoweniger

jedoch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɔx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: toch

In summary

From Middle Dutch toch, alteration of doch.

Sentences

En noemt u de zaken toch vooral bij hun naam .

And above all, please, please call things by their real name.

Toch lijkt de ziekte voor veel mensen niet te bestaan .

But a lot of people act as if AIDS does not exist.

Je blijft hier toch niet staan in de kou ?

You're not going to stand here in the cold, are you?

Graag toch nog een paar opmerkingen .

I should like to make a couple of comments, however.

Toch transporteren ze de ziekte niet .

But they do not export the disease.

Op de plaats van de moord hadden de onderzoekers een lege huls gevonden , maar toch was er niemand neergeschoten .

At the scene of the murder, the investigators had found an empty shell, yet no one had been shot.