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bit.

a piece (forming a part of some whole)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/biːt/

  1. a piece (forming a part of some whole)

    common-gender
    en pusselbit
    en tårtbit / en bit tårta [note that there is no preposition]

  2. a piece (forming a part of some whole) a bit

    common-gender
    Actionhjälten sprängde skurkarna i bitar

  3. a bit (certain (not insignificant) distance)

    common-gender
    Den ligger en bit väster om byn
    Huset ligger en bit längre fram

  4. a bit (certain (not insignificant) distance) way, ways, distance (when more idiomatic)

    common-gender

  5. a bit (certain (not insignificant) distance) a bit (of time)

    common-gender · figuratively
    Vi planerar att skaffa katt en bit längre fram [can also be expressed as "lite längre fram"]

  6. a tune, a piece (song)

    common-gender
    en svängig bit
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse biti.

noun/bɪt/

  1. a bit

    common-gender
    ett 64-bitars operativsystem
Where this word comes from

From English bit, from binary digit.

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