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hamishnl
21 fev 2015

  • Inglês (EUA)
  • Neerlandês
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Como é que se diz isto em Neerlandês? Do I even have to say anything?

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shirijii
21 fev 2015

  • Neerlandês

Hmmm... this is a tricky one. I would probably say something along the lines of: "Moet ik hier überhaupt iets op antwoorden?"

Victoria34
23 fev 2015

  • Neerlandês
  • Inglês (RU)

It's hard to translate without context, but it sounds like you are asking about the necessity/expectation. I think this is where the Dutch word 'wel' comes in:
Moet ik wel iets zeggen? = Do I even have to say anything?
Is het wel nodig dat ik iets zeg? = Is it necessary for me to even say something?
Wordt ik wel geacht iets te zeggen? = Am I even supposed to say something? (formal)
I think 'überhaupt', as suggested above, is also an option, but it is stronger:
Moet ik überhaupt iets zeggen? = Do I have to say anything at all?
I think the word 'even' translates as 'zelfs' only in case you feel the expectation is (too) high:
Ik moet niet alleen aanwezig zijn, maar ik moet zelfs iets zeggen?
I don't just have to attend, I even have to say something?

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hamishnl
23 fev 2015

  • Inglês (EUA)
Zeer bedankt. I think the first two are the context in which I'd normally use it, as in a situation where one might ask my opinion of something when he or she already knows what my opinion of it would be.
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niddy
28 fev 2015

  • Neerlandês
  • Inglês (RU) Quase Fluente

According to your response, I think you're looking for the rhetorical question.
The first three example sentences of nike would not qualify in that case (in my honest opinion)

"Moet ik wel iets zeggen?"
-> You're not sure and you're asking whether to say anything or not
[Side note: if you put stress on the 'wel', it sounds like you're amazed that you are indeed going to have to say something, contrary to you believing you were not going to have to say something]

"Is het wel nodig dat ik iets zeg?"
-> "Is it really necessary to say something?" You're doubting the necessity of you saying anything

"Word ik wel geacht iets te zeggen?"
-> "Is it (even) expected of me to say something/anything?"

These all do not sound like rhetorical questions. You're asking for a serious answer, since you're doubting.
"Moet ik überhaupt iets zeggen?" comes a lot closer, I think, but I'd use it in a situation where someone apparently knows, and shows to know, what you want and you're only affirming it by admitting you don't even have to say anything (in the form of a rhetorical question)

In the situation you are painting, though, I'd say something similar to what shirjii suggested:

"Moet/Hoef ik daarop antwoorden?" (Do I have to answer that?)
or
"Moet ik daar echt op antwoorden?" (Do I really have to answer that?)
or maybe even
"Moet ik het überhaupt zeggen?" (Do I really(/even) have to say it?)

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