beetje

Meaning

Adv

a bit, a little bit, somewhat

Det

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

diminutive of beet

Noun

small amount

Concepts

bit

little

tad

scantling

a little

shred

slightly

some

spot

scrap

dram

handful

Synonyms

kleinigheid

schijntje

nietigheid

wat

snipper

hapje

hoeveelheid

iets

klets

handvol

hap

gedeelte

scheut

stukje

Hyphenated as

beet‧je

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeːtjə/

Etymology

Cognate with German: bisschen

Cognate with English: bit

In summary

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

Sentences

Dat gaat mij eerlijk gezegd een klein beetje te snel .

That is, in all honesty, a little too fast for my liking .