Definition of ほんの僅か (ほんのわずか)

わず

ほんの僅か

ほんのわずか

honnowazuka

expression, noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
small amount, jot, nothing much, (to a) slight degree, wee bit(usually kana)
Related Kanji
a wee bit
Conjugations
na-adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
ほんの僅かだ
ほんのわずかだ
honnowazukada
ほんの僅かです
ほんのわずかです
honnowazukadesu
ほんの僅かではない
ほんのわずかではない
honnowazukadewanai

ほんの僅かじゃない
ほんのわずかじゃない
honnowazukajanai
ほんの僅かではありません
ほんのわずかではありません
honnowazukadewaarimasen
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
ほんの僅かだった
ほんのわずかだった
honnowazukadatta
ほんの僅かでした
ほんのわずかでした
honnowazukadeshita
ほんの僅かではなかった
ほんのわずかではなかった
honnowazukadewanakatta
ほんの僅かではありませんでした
ほんのわずかではありませんでした
honnowazukadewaarimasendeshita
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
ほんの僅かかろう
ほんのわずかかろう
honnowazukakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
ほんの僅かだろう
ほんのわずかだろう
honnowazukadarou
te-form
ほんの僅かで
ほんのわずかで
honnowazukade
Na adjective
ほんの僅かな
ほんのわずかな
honnowazukana
Adverb
ほんの僅かに
ほんのわずかに
honnowazukani
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
ほんの僅かであれば
ほんのわずかであれば
honnowazukadeareba

ほんの僅かなら
ほんのわずかなら
honnowazukanara
ほんの僅かではなければ
ほんのわずかではなければ
honnowazukadewanakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 11 results)

Of all the books published recently, only a few are worth reading

Only a few people listened to him

Only a handful of people came to the meeting

We found only a small number of customers in the store

This soup needs just a touch of salt

And it is only a very short step from there, to perception which occurs in the absence of all immediate signals and has to be labeled extrasensory

School being over, there were only a small number of pupils in the playground

She had only a small fortune

There was only a faint chance of success

I have only a little money about me

At first only a few people protested, but now they're all coming out of the woodwork