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"Years" is a form of "year", a noun which is often translated as "el año". "Barely" is an adverb which is often translated as "apenas". Learn more about the difference between "barely" and "years" below.
barely(
behr
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li
)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
1. (hardly)
a. apenas
I can barely see anything. Where are my glasses?Apenas puedo ver. ¿Dónde están mis anteojos?
Jeez, Fred, this coffee is barely drinkable.Por Dios, Fred, este café apenas se puede beber.
2. (scantily)
a. escasamente
My bedroom is barely furnished because I am a minimalist.Mi habitación está escasamente amueblada porque soy minimalista.
year(
yir
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el año (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I am ten years old, and my brother is five.Tengo diez años y mi hermano tiene cinco.
This year I'm going to Costa Rica on vacation.Este año me voy de vacaciones a Costa Rica.
2. (in school)
b. la generación (F) (class)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Prince William and I were in the same year at Eton College.El príncipe William y yo estuvimos en la misma generación en el Colegio Eton.
