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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ledva, from jedva, from Proto-Slavic *(j)edъva. Doublet of jedva.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ledva
- hardly (barely, only just)
- Synonyms: sotva, stěží, jedva
Byla jsem tak ospalá, že jsem ledva poslouchala.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjunction
ledva
- when, right after
- Synonyms: sotva, ledvaže, sotvaže, jakmile
Ledva ucítil ostruhu, uháněl přes hory a doly.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading
- “ledva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ledva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ledva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025