beetje

Dutch

Etymology

From beet +‎ -je. Cognate with German bisschen and English bit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːtjə/, [ˈbeːt͡ɕə], [-çə]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: beet‧je

Adverb

een beetje

1. a bit, a little bit, somewhat

Determiner

een beetje

1. a bit of, a little bit of, some (before mass nouns)
2. (informal) something of, anyone or anything worth its salt (before countable nouns)

Noun

beetje n (plural beetjes)

1. diminutive of beet
2. Small amount.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bietjie
• Berbice Creole Dutch: beki
• Jersey Dutch: bêtśe
• Negerhollands: beetje, bechi, betji, bitji, bitši, biti
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: biti (archaic)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: beki
• → Saramaccan: abíti