Jens ClasenNov 20, 2022

The German word "doch" can mean
- but
- yet
- even so
- still
- nevertheless
- on the contrary
- after all

It's also a full answer to ANY negative statement:

Ist es nicht! (It's not!) - Doch! (Yes, it is!)
Das mache ich nicht! (I won't do that!) - Doch! (Oh yes, you will!)
Das stimmt nicht! (That's not true!) - Doch! (You bet it is!)

So many meanings - not possible, you say? Oh, doch!

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

Show threadPatti BuffNov 20, 2022
@jensclasen My favorite German word. Wish we had it in English.
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@pattibuff @jensclasen Surely it is Scottish as in a wee docs and doris
Nov 20, 2022 at 11:12amWeb
Show threadPatti BuffNov 20, 2022
@JohnLoader6 @jensclasen Maybe? We don’t have it in American English. The closest we have is ‘Oh yes you will!’ I mostly spoke English with my bilingual kids but used that word regularly. 😁