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hardly (A2)

カタカナ: ハードリー

IPA: /ˈhɑːrdli/

Only a very small amount or degree; almost not at all.

意味: ある程度の量がごくわずかであること、または「ほとんど～ない」という否定的な状態を表します。

I can hardly believe you finished the whole cake! — I can hardly believe you finished the whole cake!
He hardly ever goes out anymore. — He hardly ever goes out anymore.
There was hardly any milk left in the fridge. — There was hardly any milk left in the fridge.

Japanese translations of Hardly:

hardly ever (collocation): Almost never. — "I hardly ever watch TV these days."
hardly any (collocation): Very few or a very small amount. — "We have hardly any money left."
hardly ... when (idiom): Happens immediately after something else. — "I had hardly arrived when the phone rang."