en bit

bit in a sentence

• en bit in på nittonhundratalet
  a little way into the twentieth century
• stadsbilden förändras bit för bit
  the look of the town is gradually changing
• en bit av vägen
  part (some) of the way
• en pusselbit
  a puzzle piece
• en tårtbit / en bit tårta [note that there is no preposition]
  a piece of cake (not an idiom in Swedish – see lätt som en plätt)
• Jag åt tre bitar McNuggets
  I ate three pieces of McNuggets
• Koppen föll i golvet och gick i tusen bitar
  The cup fell to the floor and broke [went] into a thousand pieces
• torskfilé i bitar
  cod fillet cut into pieces

Questions

Similar words

andeldellottsnutt

Origin

From Old Norse biti.

Nearby common words

bit is number 1,079 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,075varenda every
• 1,076hindra prevent, hinder
• 1,077adjö goodbye!, farewell!
• 1,078akta be careful (with), watch out (for)
• 1,080avslöja reveal, uncover
• 1,081lögn falsehood, lie
• 1,082suga suck
• 1,083love wrist (connecting the hand to the forearm)