No. 3,022 in Dutch
bootje
A small boat.
In a sentence
Ik zie een leuk bootje in de haven.
I see a nice little boat in the harbor.
In this sentence, 'bootje' is used as a diminutive form of 'boot' to indicate a small boat.
We gaan met het bootje de rivier op.
We are going up the river with the little boat.
Here, 'bootje' refers to a small boat as a means of transportation along a river.
Het bootje wiebelt heen en weer in de golven.
The little boat wobbles back and forth in the waves.
In this example, 'bootje' emphasizes the small size and movement of the boat caused by the waves.
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