apenas

See also: apenás

Ladino

Adverb

apenas (Latin spelling)

  1. scarcely, hardly

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ad paene (“almost”). Unrelated to pena (“pain, punishment”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧pe‧nas
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈpe.nas/, /a.ˈpe.nɐs/, /a.ˈpe.nɐʃ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈpe.nɐʃ/

Adverb

apenas (not comparable)

  1. only; just; merely (no more than)
  2. barely (by a small margin)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ad paene (“almost”). Unrelated to pena (“pain, punishment”).

Adverb

apenas

  1. hardly, scarcely
  2. recently, just
    Apenas terminé.
    I've just finished.
  3. as soon as
    Apenas termine mi tarea, usaré la computadora.
    As soon as I finish my homework, I’ll use the computer.

See also

Verb

apenas

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of apenar.
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