kaum
Meaning
- barely, hardly (qualifying verbs or adjectives)
- barely any, almost no (qualifying amounts)
- difficult, nearly impossible
- as soon as, immediately after
Concepts
Synonyms
mit Mühe
nur schwer
nicht mehr als
haarscharf
fast nie
nicht viel
wenige Male
nicht oft
auf Kante genäht
mickerig
nur ausnahmsweise
nur im Ausnahmefall
fast nicht
Translations
apenas
à peine
nauwelijks
apenas
con difficoltà aligFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaʊ̯m/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German kūme, from Old High German kūmo, from Proto-Germanic *kūmaz, *kūmijaz (“weak, pitiful, frail”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, cry”). Cognate with English comely and archaic Dutch kuim (“barely”).
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