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apenas.

barely, scarcely

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/aˈpenas/[aˈpe.nas]

  1. barely, scarcely

    Apenas logré terminar el proyecto a tiempo.
    Apenas nos alcanza para el próximo mes.

  2. recently, just

    Apenas terminé.

  3. as soon as

    Latin-America
    Apenas termine mi tarea, usaré la computadora.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam, with an additional adverbial /-s/ (compare mientras < Latin dum interim).

verb/aˈpenas/[aˈpe.nas]

  1. second-person singular present indicative of apenar

    form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular
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