Learn Dutch: De gemeente wil het plantsoen opknappen, hè? - The municipality wants to renovate the public garden, right?

Both hè and toch ask for confirmation (like "right?"), and in this specific sentence, their meaning is nearly identical. However, hè is an informal tag that is always placed at the very end of the sentence, usually separated by a comma. toch can also go at the end, but it is often placed earlier in the middle of the sentence (e.g., De gemeente wil het plantsoen toch opknappen?).

opknappen is a separable verb. Why isn't it separated here?

This is because of the modal verb wil (wants). In Dutch, a conjugated modal verb in the second position pushes the main verb to the very end of the clause. When a separable verb is sent to the end this way, its two parts (op and knappen) stick together in the full infinitive form.

Why is the verb form wil instead of wilt?

de gemeente (the municipality) is a third-person singular noun (like he, she, or it). The verb willen (to want) is slightly irregular: its standard third-person singular form is wil, not wilt. You generally only use wilt for the formal "you" (u).

What is the difference between a plantsoen and a park?