No. 642 in Spanish
apenas
Barely; hardly; as soon as.
In a sentence
Apenas llegué a casa, comenzó a llover.
Hardly had I arrived home when it started to rain.
In this sentence, 'apenas' means 'hardly' and is used to signify that one event occurred immediately following another.
Apenas si tengo tiempo para descansar.
I barely have time to rest.
In this sentence, 'apenas' means 'barely' and is used to express scarcity or limitation.
Apenas se oía el ruido desde aquí.
The noise was scarcely heard from here.
In this sentence, 'apenas' is used to indicate an action or state that happens with difficulty or slightness, translating as 'scarcely.'
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