apenas

See also: apenás

Ladino

Adverb

apenas (Latin spelling)

  1. scarcely, hardly

Portuguese

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

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

apenas (not comparable)

  1. only; just; merely (no more than)
    Synonyms: só (more informal), somente
  2. barely (by a small margin)
    Synonym: mal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

apenas

  1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of apenar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈpenas/

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

apenas

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