doch
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Conjunction
doch
[edit] Adverb
doch
- (oh) yes!, surely! (no precise equivalent in English, can be used as a positive contradiction to a negative statement)
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
Old High German doh, from Germanic *þau-h ( > Old English þēah).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɔx/
[edit] Conjunction
doch
[edit] Adverb
doch
- after all; yet; however; nevertheless
- really; just
- (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
- Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch, doch! —— “You can’t say that. — Yes, I can!”
- Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! —— “You won't come? — Oh, yes, I will!”
[edit] Usage notes
- (really, just): As an emphatic particle, doch often stresses a contrast or a certainty. It is used more frequently in German than its nearest English equivalents and is often best translated into English by rephrasing the surrounding sentence.

