Word · A2
apenas
adverbA2#1001 most commona-PE-nasAudio · coming soon
- 1
hardly, barely
Apenas tengo tiempo libre. I hardly have any free time.
- 2
as soon as; just (apenas + verb)
Apenas llegué, empezó a llover. As soon as I arrived, it started to rain.
- 3
only (Latin America)
Apenas tiene cinco años. He's only five years old.
Phrases with this word
- Apenas hubo terminado la rueda de prensa, el ministro abandonó la sala.No sooner had the press conference ended than the minister left the room.
- El otrora poderoso sindicato apenas reúne hoy a cien afiliados.The once-powerful union now has barely a hundred members.
- Te escribo al toque, apenas salga de clase.I'll text you right away, as soon as I get out of class.