See also: apené and åpene

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French à peine, Italian appena, Spanish apenas.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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apene

  1. hardly, scarcely, barely
    Li apene regardis ni.They barely saw us.

Usage notes

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The shortened version apen can be used if the following word begins with a vowel, but this is optional.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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apene m or f

  1. definite plural of ape

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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apene m or f

  1. definite feminine plural of ape

Portuguese

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Verb

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apene

  1. inflection of apenar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈpene/ [aˈpe.ne]
  • Rhymes: -ene
  • Syllabification: a‧pe‧ne

Verb

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apene

  1. inflection of apenar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative