tuskin

In a sentence

• Tuskin ehdin ajoissa.

  I barely made it on time.

  Here, 'tuskin' means 'barely' or 'just about', highlighting the minimal or narrow scope of achieving something.

• Hän tuskin tiesi asiasta mitään.

  He hardly knew anything about the matter.

  In this context, 'tuskin' is used to indicate a very low likelihood or degree, close to 'hardly' or 'scarcely'.

• Tuskin voimme odottaa parempia tuloksia.

  We can hardly expect better results.

  This sentence employs 'tuskin' to show a doubtful or unlikely expectation about an outcome.

• Hän tuskin ehtii ajoissa kokoukseen.

  She will hardly make it to the meeting on time.

  Describes the low likelihood of her making it to the meeting on time.

• Tuskin olin laskenut kirjan kädestäni, kun puhelin soi.

  I had hardly put the book down when the phone rang.

  Expresses that there was barely time after putting the book down before the phone rang.

• Hän tuskin tuntee tämän paikan.

  He barely knows this place.

  Indicates that he has little familiarity with the place.