bietjie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beetje.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biki/
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Adverb

bietjie

  1. a little; a bit; fairly (sometimes used with maar)
  2. just
    Kyk bietjie wat ek gekry het.
    Just look what I got.
  3. (regional) very
  4. quite; very (used to emphasise another adverb or adjective, especially used with baie)
    Hulle het bietjie baie diere.
    They have quite a lot of animals.

Determiner

bietjie

  1. a little, a bit

Noun

bietjie (plural bietjies)

  1. a little bit, a few
    Die bietjie wat daar was was bly.
    The few who were there, were happy.
    bietjies-bietjies
    bit by bit
  2. short while; a bit
    'n Bietjie later
    A bit later
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