apenas

Ladino

Adverb

apenas (Latin spelling)

1. scarcely, hardly

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Portuguese

Etymology

A (“at”) +‎ penas (“pains; punishments”).

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, somente
• (barely): mal

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Spanish

Etymology

Compare Catalan a penes, French à peine, Italian appena.

Adverb

apenas

1. hardly, scarcely
2. recently, just

   Apenas terminé = “I have 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.