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kaum
"kaum" means "barely, hardly" in German. It is number 611 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).
- Meaning
- barely, hardly; barely any, almost no; difficult, nearly impossible
- IPA
- /kaʊ̯m/
- Level
- A2
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Example sentences
- Ich glaube kaum.
I hardly think so.
Tatoeba: freddy1 / freddy1 - Sie kann kaum sprechen.
She can hardly speak.
Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK - Er kann kaum sprechen.
He can hardly speak.
Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK
Learned together
In the course, "kaum" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.