slender, small, little, short, few, slim, scarce, scant, sparse, scanty, low, deficient
Usage pattern:
kevés + főnév; kevés valamiből
Meaning
Not much in amount
Themes
quantity
|amount
|number
|extent
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Having a limited amount, quantity, or extent.
Usage pattern:
kevés + főnév
Meaning
almost no amount of something
Themes
quantity
|scarcity
|uncountable_nouns
|lack
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used before uncountable nouns to mean almost none or not much of something.
Usage pattern:
kevés van vmiből; kevés vkinek a/az vmije
Meaning
Not having enough of something
Themes
insufficiency
|quantity
|resources
|time
|money
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Definition
Not having as much of something as is needed or expected.
Usage pattern:
kevés + egyes számú főnév
Meaning
Hardly any in number
Themes
quantity
|small_number
|scarcity
|insufficiency
|near_zero
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Very small in number, often suggesting scarcity or insufficiency.
Usage pattern:
kevés bizonyíték/támogatás
Meaning
weak or not enough
Themes
quantity
|evidence
|support
|adequacy
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Insufficient in amount, strength, or quality; not providing much support or substance.
Usage pattern:
kevés van vmiből; kevés a(z) vmi
Themes
availability
|shortage
|supply
|resources
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not available in sufficient amounts; difficult to find or obtain.
Usage pattern:
kevés + főnév
Meaning
very little; hardly enough
Themes
small_amount
|insufficiency
|quantity
|degree
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Very small in amount, size, or degree; almost but not quite enough.
Meaning
Small in amount or number
Themes
quantity
|insufficiency
|attendance
|information
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Present in small quantities or numbers, so that there is not much of something and it may feel insufficient.
Usage pattern:
kevés + főnév
Meaning
Too small in amount or number
Themes
small_quantity
|insufficiency
|resources
|information
|evidence
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Too small in amount, number, or extent; not enough for what is needed.
Usage pattern:
kevés + főnév; kevés van vmiből
Meaning
Small in amount, degree, or intensity
Themes
amount
|level
|degree
|price
|quantity
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Being below the usual or expected amount, degree, or intensity.
Usage pattern:
kevés van vmiből; kevés benne a vmi
Meaning
not having enough of something
Themes
insufficiency
|lack
|quality
|evaluation
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not having as much of something as is needed, expected, or considered acceptable.
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