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Usages of nauwelijks
Ik heb vandaag nauwelijks tijd, maar ik bel je straks.
I hardly have time today, but I will call you later.
Zij had onlangs koorts, maar nu is zij nauwelijks nog ziek.
She recently had a fever, but now she is hardly sick anymore.
Test yourself: What does nauwelijks mean?
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