22.20 doch = but

Note! Doch as a conjunction is not used too often, but as a particle with no particular meaning it is used very, very much in German.

a: Weißt du es? = You know this?
  b: Klar doch! = Sure!

Examples    
  Er hatte Recht, doch keiner glaubte ihm.
= He was right, but nobody believed him.
  (Er hatte Recht, aber keiner glaubte ihm.)
  (Er hatte Recht, jedoch glaubte ihm keiner.)





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