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misschien.

perhaps, maybe

9 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/mɪˈsxin//məˈsxin/

  1. perhaps, maybe

    Heeft u misschien een euro?
Where this word comes from

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

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