Doe Normaalbest
What does best mean in Dutch?
Meaning
- best
- quite, pretty'Best goed' = pretty good. Not 'the best' here.
Without het or de, best usually means 'quite' or 'pretty': best goed = pretty good, best duur = quite expensive. Het beste is 'the best'.
It's also a friendly 'it's fine': je mag best even blijven = you're welcome to stay a bit. And best! on its own means 'fine!', sometimes a little reluctantly.
Examples
Het was best leuk.
It was quite fun.
Dat is best duur.
That's pretty expensive.
Je mag best even blijven.
You're welcome to stay a bit.