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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()
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
The kitten could barely reach the dangling toy.El gatito apenas podía alcanzar el juguete que colgaba.
2. (scantily)
a. escasamente
My bedroom is barely furnished because I am a minimalist.Mi habitación está escasamente amueblada porque soy minimalista.
year()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
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.
