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kaum — hardly, barely, scarcely, rarely in German

adverbB1
Pronunciation

/kaum/

Quick Facts

Level

B1

Frequency

80/100

Source Rank

#268

Practice Path

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Example Sentences

Wir haben kaum geredet.

We barely spoke.

Ich kann kaum schwimmen.

I can hardly swim.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR.

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