HARD / HARDLY
Benzer yazılış, tamamen farklı anlamHARD
Adjective OR adverb — "difficult" / "with great effort"
Sıfat veya zarf — zor / sıkı, yoğun biçimde
This exam is really hard. (adjective)
Bu sınav gerçekten zor. (sıfat)
He works hard every day to support his family. (adverb)
Her gün ailesini geçindirmek için çok çalışıyor. (zarf)
She tried hard but couldn't finish on time.
Çok çabaladı ama zamanında bitiremedi.
The manager pushes his team to work hard.
Müdür ekibini sıkı çalışmaya zorlar.
HARDLY
Adverb only — "almost not" / "barely"
Sadece zarf — neredeyse hiç / hemen hemen hiç
I can hardly hear you — speak louder.
Neredeyse hiç duyamıyorum — daha yüksek konuş.
She hardly slept last night.
Geçen gece hemen hiç uyumadı.
He has hardly any money left.
Neredeyse hiç parası kalmadı.
I hardly know anyone at this party.
Partideki neredeyse kimseyi tanımıyorum.
Dikkat: Hardly zaten olumsuz anlam taşır → "can't hardly" gibi çift olumsuzluk yanlıştır. Doğrusu: "can hardly". · Hard → olumlu çaba/yoğunluk · Hardly → yetersizlik/azlık.
📝 Mini Test — 10 Soru
Soru 1 / 10
I can _____ hear the speaker — the microphone is too quiet.
Soru 2 / 10
They worked _____ all week to finish the project on time.
Soru 3 / 10
He studied very _____ for the entrance exam.
Soru 4 / 10
She has _____ slept this week because of the noisy neighbours.
Soru 5 / 10
I _____ know anyone at the conference.
Soru 6 / 10
The coach pushed the players to train _____ every day.
Soru 7 / 10
There is _____ any milk left in the fridge.
Soru 8 / 10
She tried _____ to hold back her tears.
Soru 9 / 10
He _____ ever goes to the gym these days.
Soru 10 / 10
The problem is _____ — it took us three hours to solve it.