appena

Finnish

Noun

appena

1. essive singular of appi

Anagrams

• appaen, appane, neppaa

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ pena (“pain, trouble”). Compare French à peine, Spanish apenas, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈpe.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: ap‧pé‧na

Adverb

appena

1. barely, hardly

   Ti si sente appena con tutto questo baccano.

   I can barely hear you with all this noise.

2. just, recently, newly

   È appena arrivata, dalle un po' di tempo per riposarsi.

   She has just arrived, give her some time to rest.

3. as soon as

   Synonym: non appena

   Vi risponderemo (non) appena possibile.

   We will reply to you as soon as possible.

See also

• mica
• quasi

Further reading

• “appena”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026