Vokabahn

kaum

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Adverb

kaum

Pronunciation: /kaʊ̯m/

barely, hardly (qualifying verbs or adjectives)

The German adverb kaum means barely, hardly in English.

B1 rank #255

All meanings of kaum

Adverb
  1. barely, hardly (qualifying verbs or adjectives)
  2. barely any, almost no (qualifying amounts)
  3. difficult, nearly impossible
  4. as soon as, immediately after

kaum in a German sentence

Ich kann es kaum erwarten, dich zu sehen.

I can hardly wait to see you.