somente

/soˈmẽtʃi/

adverb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. only

    • Somente hoje.

      Only today.

Similar words

só

só is more colloquial and short; somente is more formal or written — both mean "only."

Similar in other languages

French

seulement

seulement is the French word for the same thing — both mean "only."

Practice

1 What does somente mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ hoje.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches somente?

adverb

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