alig
A2
Hungarian
hardly, bare, scarce, barely, scarcely, scant, shy, just, only, faintly
A2
1
hardly
A2
Usage pattern:
alig + ige / melléknév
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost not at all
Themes
degree
|near_negation
|scarcity
|quantity
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to emphasize that something is only just true, or is true to a very small degree.
A2
1
bare
B2
Usage pattern:
alig + számnév/időtartam
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
just enough, only just
Themes
quantity
|minimum
|numbers
|time
|limit
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to emphasize that an amount or number is only just enough or only a little more than a particular limit.
A2
1
scarce
B2
Usage pattern:
alig + ige
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost not at all
Themes
degree
|extent
|negation
|limitation
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Hardly; scarcely.
A2
1
barely
B1
Usage pattern:
alig + ige/melléknév
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
almost not; by a very small amount
Themes
degree
|small_margin
|near_failure
|ability
|perception
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To almost not happen, exist, or be true; by only a very small margin.
A2
1
barely
B1
Usage pattern:
alig + számnév/főnévi csoport; alig elég + főnév
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
only; no more than a small amount
Themes
quantity
|small_amount
|numbers
|sufficiency
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to say that a number, amount, or time is very small, or just enough and no more.
A2
1
scarcely
B2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
almost not; barely
Themes
degree
|near_negative
|small_amount
|perception
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to say that something happens only just, or is almost not the case.
A2
1
Usage pattern:
alig + szám/mérték
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
slightly less than a stated amount
Themes
approximation
|measurement
|slightly_less
|number
|quantity
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Slightly less than the stated number, size, or quantity.
A2
2
Usage pattern:
alig + ige/melléknév
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
barely or almost not
Themes
barely
|narrow_margin
|degree
|success
|minimum
|core_vocabulary
Definition
By only a small amount; almost not or almost the case.
A2
2
hardly
B1
Usage pattern:
alig + ige, amikor/máris ...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Only a short time ago
Themes
time
|sequence
|immediacy
|recentness
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to say that something happened only a short time before another event.
A2
2
faintly
B1
Usage pattern:
alig + ige/melléknév
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
In a weak or unclear manner
Themes
degree
|intensity
|perception
|visibility
|sound
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
In a way that is not strong, clear, or intense.
Grammar
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Expressions
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