Grammatical class
Adverb
guère
(with ne) hardly, barely
Details
Syllables
guè-re
Phonetics
gɛʁ
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
502
Freq. (movies)
2504
Freq. (news)
2302
Sentences
Je ne comprends guère le français.
I hardly understand French.
A1
Il ne parle guère.
He doesn't talk much.
A1
Je ne le vois guère.
I don't see much of him.
A1
Ce n'est guère le cas.
It's hardly the case.
A1
Je ne travaille guère.
I hardly work.
A1
Ça n'est guère étonnant.
That's hardly surprising.
A2
Je ne vois guère de choix.
I don't see much choice.
A2
Ceci ne me surprend guère.
This doesn't surprise me.
B1
Il ne lit guère de journaux.
He doesn't read many newspapers.
B1
Il n'avait guère d'autre choix.
He had little choice.
B1
On ne leur a guère laissé le choix.
We didn't give them a choice.
B1
Il ne parle guère anglais.
He barely speaks English.
B2