够 (enough / sufficient)
"That's enough"
- enough (sufficient)够 = "enough / sufficient", and it sits after what it measures.
- 钱够(completed / change)了 = "the money is enough"; (concept of) time时间not enough不够 = "not enough time".
- A short, everyday way to say there's enough (or not).
Subj + enough (sufficient)够 + (Predicate) (+ (completed / change)了)
- enough (sufficient)够 states sufficiency, often closing with (completed / change)了.
time时间enough够了。
- (concept of) time时间enough (sufficient)够(completed / change)了 = "there's enough time."
Practice
There's enough time: 时间 ____ 了。
够 (+ 了) = enough: 时间够了.
Practice
不够 means “not enough”.
Yes: 时间不够 = not enough time.
enough (sufficient)够 + Adj = "enough …"
- enough (sufficient)够see 大夫大 (big enough), 够快 (fast enough): enough (sufficient)够 + adjective.
this这(measure word)个room房间enough够big大。
- this这个room房间enough (sufficient)够see 大夫大 = "this room is big enough."
Explore
Correct or broken?
够 says the amount reaches the need — 不够 falls short, 够…吗/够不够 asks.
Practice
What does 这个房间够大 mean?
够 + Adj = …enough: 够大 (big enough).
Recap
Key idea
- enough (sufficient)够 (+ Adj) (+ (completed / change)了) — "enough / sufficient": (concept of) time时间enough (sufficient)够(completed / change)了, enough (sufficient)够see 大夫大
- not enough不够 = not enough: (concept of) time时间not enough不够
- enough (sufficient)够 + adjective = "…enough"
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.