apenas

apenas (Latin spelling)

1. scarcely, hardly

• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧nas

From Vulgar Latin *ad poenam, with an additional adverbial /-s/ (compare entrementes, ultimately from Latin interim).

apenas (not comparable)

1. only; just; merely (no more than)

   Synonyms: (more informal) só, somente

2. (chiefly Portugal and Africa) barely (by a small margin)

   Synonym: mal

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

apenas

1. second-person singular present indicative of apenar

• IPA^(key): /aˈpenas/

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• Rhymes: -enas
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧nas

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

• a penas

apenas

1. barely, scarcely

   Synonym: difícilmente

   Apenas logré terminar el proyecto a tiempo.

   I barely managed to finish the project on time.

   Apenas nos alcanza para el próximo mes.

   We barely have enough (money) for the next month.

   Tiene apenas cinco añitos.

   She's barely five years old.

2. recently, just

   Synonym: (verb) acabar de

   Apenas terminé.

   I've just finished.

3. as soon as

   Synonyms: en cuanto, tan pronto como, ni bien, nada más

   Apenas termine mi tarea, usaré la computadora.

   As soon as I finish my homework, I’ll use the computer.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

apenas

1. second-person singular present indicative of apenar

• “apenas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10