hardly

• Adverb, das „kaum“ oder „fast nicht“ bedeutet. Es wird verwendet, um auszudrücken, dass etwas nur sehr wenig oder gerade eben zutrifft oder geschieht; trotz der Form bedeutet es nicht „mit Mühe“ und hat eine verneinende Bedeutung.

An adverb meaning 'barely' or 'almost not.' It is used to indicate that something is only just true or occurs to a very small degree. Despite its form, it does not mean 'in a hard manner' and has a negative meaning.

1. Barely or almost notB1formal

   Used to indicate that something is almost not true or almost does not happen.

   Kaum

   • I can hardly hear you over the noise.
   • She hardly ever eats breakfast.
   • He hardly had time to finish the report.

   Synonymebarelyfaintlyjustrarelyscarcelyslightly

   Antonymeabsolutelycompletelyentirelyfullytotally

2. Certainly notB2formal

   Used to emphasize that something is not true or not possible.

   Kaum

   • This is hardly the time to joke.
   • You can hardly blame him for being upset.
   • That is hardly a fair comparison.

   Synonymebarelyby no meansscarcely