misschien

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch misscien, meschien, maschien, short for (het) mach schien ((it) may happen), equivalent to mag +‎ geschieden. Compare with Danish måske.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɪˈsxin/, /məˈsxin/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mis‧schien
  • Rhymes: -in

Adverb

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misschien

  1. perhaps, maybe
    Heeft u misschien een euro?
    Do you maybe have a euro?

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: miskien
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: miskin
  • Javindo: meschien
  • Petjo: miskien, mesgien