bietjie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beetje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biki/

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.

Related terms

• bietjies

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