piet

This is the 396th most frequent Afrikaans word.

piet

"Piet" is a common male first name in Afrikaans, equivalent to "Peter" in English.

Here, 'Piet' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.

Piet is ʼn goeie vriend van my.

Piet is a good friend of mine.

In this context, 'pietjie' is a diminutive form of 'piet', referring lovingly to a small bird or a person.

Ek het die pietjie voëltjie in die tuin gesien.

I saw the small little bird in the garden.

'Piet se entjie' in this metaphorical expression means a very short distance.

Hy was net ʼn piet se entjie van die eindpunt af.

He was just a small distance away from the endpoint.