| Level | B1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | adverb |
| Front | hardly |
| IPA | /ˈhɑːdli / adverb |
| Back | hemen hemen hiç ancak, güç bela, hemen hiç |
| Back 2 | hardly (adverb) /ˈhɑːdli
/ adverb
1
almost no; almost not; almost none
hemen
hemen hiç
There's hardly any coffee left.
We hardly ever go out nowadays.
Hardly anybody I knew was at
the party.
I hardly spoke any English when I first
came here.
look at ALMOST
2 used
especially after can and could and before the main verb to
emphasize that sth is difficult to do
ancak;
güç
bela;
hemen
hiç
Speak up – I can hardly hear you.
I can hardly wait for the holidays to
begin.
3
(used to say that sth has just begun, happened, etc.) only just
yeni
I'd hardly sat down when the phone rang.
She'd hardly gone to sleep than
it was time to get up again.
Hardly cümlenin başında ise,
ardından hemen fiilin geldiğine dikkat ediniz. Bu durum çoğunlukla resmî yazı
dilinde görülür:
Hardly had she gone to sleep than it was
time to get up again.
4
(used to suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable) not really
hiç
de
It's hardly surprising that you're tired
after all the work you've done.
You can hardly expect me to believe that
excuse!
note at HARD2
look at BARELY, SCARCELY
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