استفاده از کلمه enough در زبان انگلیسی

آیا می‌دانید استفاده از کلمه enough در زبان انگلیسی به چه صورتی است؟

به مثال‌های زیر که از کلمه enough در جملاتشان استفاده کرده‌اند نگاه کنید:

She’s not old enough to walk yet.
We are not acting fast enough to stop climate change.
I don’t read enough.
Is there enough coffee for everyone?
We’ve had enough of their lies.

enough به معنای “هر اندازه لازم باشد”است. این کلمه می‌تواند با صفت ، قید ، فعل یا اسم بیاید. همچنین می‌تواند به عنوان ضمیر عمل کند.

With adjectives and adverbs

enough بعد از صفت و قید می‌آید.

I’m not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
Your marks are good enough to study engineering at university.
I couldn’t write quickly enough and I ran out of time.
I’ve helped at conferences often enough to know what can go wrong.

With verbs

enough بعد از فعل‌ها می‌آید.

I make sure I drink enough during the day.
I don’t read enough but I’m going to start downloading books to my phone. 

With nouns

enough قبل از اسامی آورده می‌شود.

There isn’t enough bread to make sandwiches.
Have you got enough money?

As a pronoun

از enough می‌توان بدون بکار بردن اسم استفاده کرد.

I’ll get some more chairs. There aren’t enough.
A: Do you want more coffee? B: No, I’ve had enough, thanks.

با توجه به محتوای جمله می‌دانیم اسم چه بوده است.

With an adjective and a noun

استفاده از کلمه enough در زبان انگلیسی به همراه صفت و اسم استفاده شود، در دو جایگاه امکان استفاده دارد،اما معنی جمله متفاوت خواهد بود.

We haven’t got big enough envelopes.
We haven’t got enough big envelopes.

enough of

معمولا از enough of زمانی استفاده می‌شود که همراه با ضمیر یا حرف تعریف باشد. (a/an/the, this/that, my/your/his, you/them, etc)

There isn’t enough of that bread to make sandwiches for everyone.
I’ve seen enough of his work to be able to recommend him.
There’s enough of us to make a difference.

8 نکته دیگر درباره استفاده از کلمه enough در زبان انگلیسی

نمونه سوالات استفاده از کلمه enough در زبان انگلیسی

1. What does the word “enough” mean? a) more than enough b) not enough c) just enough d) none of the above

Answer: c) just enough

2. Which of the following is correct? a) I have enough sleep. b) I don’t have sleep enough. c) I have enough sleepiness. d) I don’t have enough sleep.

Answer: d) I don’t have enough sleep.

3. Can “enough” be used as an adjective? a) yes b) no c) sometimes d) depends on the context

Answer: a) yes

4. Which sentence is correct? a) The cake has enough sweet. b) The cake is enough sweet. c) The cake is sweet enough. d) The sweet is enough cake.

Answer: c) The cake is sweet enough.

5. In which of the following sentences, “enough” is not used correctly? a) We didn’t buy enough food for the party. b) He isn’t smart enough to solve this problem. c) She ate enough that she was full. d) I can’t run enough fast to beat him.

Answer: d) I can’t run enough fast to beat him. (correct form: “I can’t run fast enough to beat him.”)

6. Which of the following verbs is commonly used with “enough”? a) do b) make c) have d) all of the above

Answer: d) all of the above

7. What part of speech is “enough” in the sentence “He didn’t study enough for the test”? a) noun b) verb c) adjective d) adverb

Answer: d) adverb

8. Which sentence is correct? a) The concert was early enough, we had time to go out for dinner after. b) The concert wasn’t early enough, we missed our dinner reservation. c) The concert finished enough early, we caught the last train home. d) The concert started early enough, we didn’t have to rush to get there.

Answer: a) The concert was early enough, we had time to go out for dinner after.

9. Which word has a similar meaning to “enough”? a) excessive b) surplus c) sufficient d) abundant

Answer: c) sufficient

10. In which of the following sentences, is “enough” used as a pronoun? a) She drank enough water to stay hydrated. b) We haven’t bought enough groceries for the week. c) Enough is enough, it’s time to take action. d) He has enough money to buy a new car.

Answer: c) Enough is enough, it’s time to take action.