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почти никогда

hardly ever

Meaning of почти никогда

almost never

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Russian[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]
Russianхардли эвер
hardly ever
почти никогда - hardly ever
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почти никогда with German translation

почти никогда usage examples

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Ich sehe ihn fast nie.

Я его почти никогда не вижу.

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Sie kommt fast nie zu spät.

Она почти никогда не опаздывает.

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почти никогда belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

почти никогдаfast nie
редкоselten
один разeinmal
каждый деньjeden Tag
каждый месяцmonatlich
прямо сейчасsofort
секундаSekunde

почти никогда synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between почти никогда / практически никогда / почти ни разу / редко / едва ли / изредка

П
🇷🇺Russian
практически никогда

Very close; slightly more formal or emphatic — stresses that something is nearly zero.

B1Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
почти ни разу

Colloquial; often used with negation — emphasizes that occurrences are virtually nonexistent.

B1Often
Р
🇷🇺Russian
редко

General word for low frequency; less absolute than 'hardly ever'.

B1Very Often
Е
🇷🇺Russian
едва ли

Expresses doubt about an event happening; emphasizes low likelihood rather than pure frequency.

B1Often
🇷🇺Russian

Slightly literary; means 'from time to time, but rarely'.

B1Rarely
Н
🇷🇺Russian
нечасто

Synonymous with 'rarely'; neutral and used across styles.

B1Often

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почти никогда means hardly ever. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce почти никогда

[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]

почти никогда translation

hardly ever

почти никогда examples

Ich sehe ihn fast nie.

почти никогда transcription

[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda], хардли эвер

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почти никогда meaning: what does it mean?

практически никогда, очень редко случается

почти никогда pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

почти никогда is pronounced as [ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

почти никогда definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Ich sehe ihn fast nie. Translation: Я его почти никогда не вижу.

Is почти никогда part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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