Uses of enough ENOUGH MEANS AS MUCH AS
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Uses of “enough” ENOUGH MEANS 'AS MUCH AS NECESSARY'. IT CAN BE USED WITH AN ADJECTIVE, AN ADVERB, A VERB OR A NOUN. IT CAN ALSO ACT AS A PRONOUN.
• With adjectives and adverbs. it comes after adjectives and adverbs • With verbs. - it comes after verbs. • With nouns. - it comes before nouns. Adjectives and adverbs • I am good enough to do the task. • Sam can write quickly enough to take the notes. With verbs • I make sure I drink enough wáter in the race. • I was not reading enough, but I’m going to start during the quarantine. With nouns • Do you have enough money for this vacation? • There is not enough food for all the diners.
• As a pronoun. - Enough can also be used without a noun. (The context will help you to determine when “enough” is a noun) • With an adjective and a noun. When enough is used with an adjective and a noun two positions are possible but the meaning changes. • Enough of. - We normally only use enough of when it is followed by a determiner or a pronoun (a, an, the, this, that, my, yours, his, you, them, etc. ) As a pronoun • There are just 5 chairs, I’ll get enough. • Do you want more coffee? No thank you, I’ve had enough. With an adjective and a noun • We haven’t got big enough tables. • We haven’t got enough big tables. Enough of • There is not enough of that bread to make sándwiches for everyone. • I’ve seen enough of the movie to know it is not good.
Let’s talk about translation! HOW CAN I TRANSLATE ENOUGH?
