Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛvɛʃɛt]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ve‧set

Etymology 1

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kevés (little, not much) +‎ -et (accusative suffix)

Adjective

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keveset

  1. accusative singular of kevés
    Keveset tudok az ügyről.I know very little about the case.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Adverbial accusative, a lexicalization of the above.

Adverb

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keveset (comparative kevesebbet, superlative legkevesebbet)

  1. Synonym of ritkán (seldom, rarely, infrequently)
    Antonyms: sokat, sokszor, gyakran
    Mostanában keveset úszom.These days I seldom swim.