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10.8.1.4
Nou
Nou can simply be a colloquial variant of the adverb of time nu meaning
temporal ‘now’, e.g.
Hij woont nou in Den Haag.
He now lives in The Hague.
Ik ga nou een dutje doen.
I’m going to take a nap now.
Otherwise, as an adverb of modality, it renders dismay or irritation at
something or someone, e.g.
Wat doe je nou? /Wie doet nou zo iets?
What on earth are you doing?/Who on earth does something like that?
Kom je nou?
Well, are you coming (or not)?
Wat nou?/En nou?
What (on earth is happening) now? (combination of time and
irritation)
Kom, schiet nou (eens) op! (addition of eens makes it even
stronger)
Come on, do get a move on.
Hij verdient heel goed, nietwaar? Nou en of! (see 12.1.1.3)
He earns really well, doesn’t he? He sure does! (an extremely
common idiom)
10.8.1.5
Toch means ‘surely’ and/or ‘isn’t he/won’t they?’ 24 etc. where the speaker
assumes the listener is in agreement with what is being said:
Iedereen gaat toch op vakantie/Iedereen gaat op vakantie,
toch?
Surely everyone goes away on holidays, don’t they?
Je bent toch zeker niet ziek?
Surely you’re not sick/You’re not sick, are you?
24 This means toch can be used instead of nietwaar. (see 16.1.4.13)
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