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* Politeness
**''Kan je '''even''' het licht aandoen?'' (literally: "Can you turn on the light?" forwith athe shortadded while?")<br>''Even'' hereeven" indicatesindicating that theit requested action doeswill not take muchyou timelong orto effortdo toso.) fulfill<br>': "Could you quickly turn on the light for me, please?"
** ''Weet u '''misschien''' waar het station is?'' ("Do you perhaps know where the train station is?")<br> ''Misschien'' here denotes a very polite and friendly request: "Could you tell me the way to the train station, please?"
** ''Wil je '''soms''' wat drinken?'' ("Do you occasionally want a drink?")<br>''Soms'' here conveys a sincere interest in the answer to a question: "I'm curious if you would like to drink something?"