Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common

knappt

slightly less than, hardlyAlso the neuter form of knapp.

Meaning

slightly less than; hardly

In Swedish: nätt och jämnt; knappast

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What does knappt mean?

knappt in a sentence

jag har knappt sett henne
I have hardly seen her
för knappt ett år sedan
slightly less than a year ago
Det är knappt tre veckor kvar till presidentvalet.
It's barely three weeks left to the presidential election.
Sommaren 2010 är knappt slut.
The summer of 2010 is not yet at its end.

Questions

What does knappt mean in English?

knappt means “slightly less than, hardly”.

Similar words

föga

Nearby common words

knappt is number 977 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

973tredje third
974meter metre, (meter (US))
975plötsligt suddenly
976orsaka cause
978behålla retain, keep
979slutet closed
980springa run
981försvann disappeared

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