beetje

== Dutch == === Etymology === From beet +‎ -je. Cognate with German bisschen and English bit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeːtjə/, [ˈbeːt͡ɕə], [-çə] Hyphenation: beet‧je === Adverb === een beetje a bit, a little bit, somewhat Synonyms: een tikkeltje, wat === Determiner === een beetje a bit of, a little bit of, some (before mass nouns) (informal) something of, anyone or anything worth its salt (before countable nouns) === Noun === beetje n (plural beetjes) diminutive of beet === Noun === beetje n (plural beetjes) 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