nauwelijks
hardly
adverb · /ˈnɑu̯.ə.ləks/
Forms
- Also means
- barely
- How common
- among the 2,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
Er is nauwelijks koffie meer.
There is hardly any coffee left.
Ik kon de tekst nauwelijks lezen.
I could hardly read the text.
Het verschil is nauwelijks zichtbaar.
The difference is hardly visible.
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