kaum
DE • German
//kaʊ̯m//
Direct English Associations & Meanings:
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Definitions & Usage
adverb
#1barely, hardly (qualifying verbs or adjectives)
Example: “Ich kann das kaum lesen.”
Example: “Die Handschrift ist kaum lesbar.”
adverb
#2barely any, almost no (qualifying amounts)
Example: “Wir haben kaum noch Geld.”
adverb
#3difficult, nearly impossible [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do’]
English lookup: difficult
Example: “Das ist kaum zu glauben.”
adverb
#4as soon as, immediately after
Example: “Kaum bin ich mit einer Sache fertig, da habe schon ich das nächste Problem am Hals.”
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