Bisschen

See also: bisschen

German

Alternative forms

• Bißchen (superseded)

Etymology

From Biss +‎ -chen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪsçən/

• Audio (Germany):

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Noun

Bisschen n (strong, genitive Bisschens, plural Bisschen)

1. diminutive of Biss (“bite”): a bit (small amount).

Usage notes

• The spelling Bisschen has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Bißchen) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Bisschen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bisschen	die	Bisschen
genitive	eines	des	Bisschens	der	Bisschen
dative	einem	dem	Bisschen	den	Bisschen
accusative	ein	das	Bisschen	die	Bisschen

Further reading

• “Bisschen” in Duden online