beetje

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːtjə/, [ˈbeːt͡ɕə], [-çə]
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  • Hyphenation: beet‧je

Adverb

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een beetje

  1. a bit, a little bit, somewhat
    Synonyms: een tikkeltje, wat

Determiner

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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

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beetje n (plural beetjes)

  1. diminutive of beet
  2. Small amount.

Descendants

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  • 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