apenas

See also: apenás

Ladino

Adverb

apenas (Latin spelling)

1. scarcely, hardly

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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

• (only): só (more informal), somente
• (barely): mal

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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

• acabar

Verb

apenas

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