No. 550 in Dutch
amper
Barely; scarcely; hardly.
In a sentence
Ik heb amper genoeg tijd om mijn werk af te maken.
I hardly have enough time to finish my work.
The word 'amper' highlights a limitation in quantity or sufficiency, expressing 'hardly' or 'barely'.
Het is amper mogelijk deze taak binnen een uur te voltooien.
It is barely possible to complete this task within an hour.
Here 'amper' emphasizes the difficulty or narrow feasibility of completing a task, akin to 'barely'.
Hij heeft amper gegeten, omdat hij geen trek had.
He has barely eaten, because he wasn’t hungry.
In this context, 'amper' describes the minimal extent to which the action (eating) was performed.
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