maar.
only, just
Meaning & usage
only, just
Het was maar een vraag!
as long as; only
just; a modal particle indicating a certain degree of indifference towards the result.
Leg het lepeltje maar op het schoteltje van het koffiekopje.
Ik ga maar naar de winkel.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch maer, māre, mar, mer, apheretic variant of nemaer, nemāre, from earlier newaer, neware (“except, however, only”), from ne ware (“were not”). Not cognate with English mere.
but
Dat ging goed, maar het kan beter.
yet; only
but then
Hij zou een succesvol zakenman kunnen worden, maar, hij zou ook zwerver kunnen worden.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch maer, māre, mar, mer, apheretic variant of nemaer, nemāre, from earlier newaer, neware (“except, however, only”), from ne ware (“were not”). Not cognate with English mere.
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