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Modal particles may be combined to indicate mood in a very precise way. In this combination of six modal particles the first two emphasise the command, the second two are toning down the command, and the final two transform the command into a request:
* ''Luister '''dan nu''''' '''''toch maar''''' '''''eens even'''''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_for004198701_01/_for004198701_01_0036.php|title=Forum der Letteren. Jaargang 1987 · dbnl|last1=Hulshof|first1=H.|website=DBNL|publisher=dbnl|language=nl|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> ("Listen + at this moment + now + just + ''will you?'' + only once + only for a while", meaning: "Just
Because of this progressive alteration these modal particles cannot move around freely when stacked in this kind of combination. However, some other modal particles can be added to the equation on any given place, such as '''gewoon''', '''juist''', '''trouwens.''' Also, replacing the "imperative weakener" '''maar''' by '''gewoon''' (indicating normalcy or acceptable behavior), changes the mood of the sentence completely, now indicating utter frustration with someone who is failing to do something very simple:
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