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enough の Enough and Its Odd Address

Adjectives & Adverbs

enough はが2つあるしいです。にはろから(big enough =十分きい)、にはから(enough money =十分なお)。「」——この一行だけえれば、あとは enough to do(〜するのに十分)へばすだけです。(でも That's reason enough.(それで十分だ)のようにろにまりがありますが、られています。)

Enough keeps two addresses, a rarity. It follows adjectives and adverbs (big enough) but precedes nouns (enough money). Memorize the one line — after adjectives, before nouns — then extend into enough to do.

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After Adjectives, Before Nouns

The box is big enough.(十分きい)/ We have enough boxes.(十分ある)。じ enough が、かるによってえます。い(× enough big)は、ほかの(very big / so big)からのきる、みのえているです。enough だけがろからかる、と一点だけきしてください。

The box is big enough. We have enough boxes. Same word, opposite sides — decided by what it modifies. The classic error ("enough big") comes from analogy with every other degree adverb (very big, so big), so the fix is a single override: enough alone attacks adjectives from behind.

2つの The two addresses

Is the なぜ the なのか 【そのつにまる】 のいるで、どれをすかつにまるから the。日本語なら「(の)」「うちの」をってむとい。 water warm enough?

、ぬるくない?(十分あったかい?)

warm のろ。 After the adjective warm.

Do we have enough time?

りるかな?

time の Before the noun time.

She's old enough to decide for herself.

はもうめられるだ。

enough to do =「〜するのに十分」。too ... to の裏返し。 Enough to do — the mirror image of too … to.

big enough(ろから)

への enough は On adjectives and adverbs, enough trails.

You're not speaking loudly enough.

十分いてないよ。

enough money(から)

への enough はにもにも。 On nouns, enough leads — countable or not.

There aren't enough chairs for everyone.

りない。

よくある Common Mistake

This room isn't enough big for the party.

この部屋はパーティーにはい(十分きくない)。(のつもりで)

This room isn't big enough for the party.

この部屋はパーティーにはい(十分きくない)。

very big・so big・too big——からかるので、enough もきたくなります。でも enough だけはろから。「enough はのしっぽ」と一点だけせば、このえます。

Very big, so big, too big: every other degree word leads, so the pull to front-load enough is strong. But enough alone trails. One targeted override — "enough is the adjective's tail" — and this accident disappears.

  • good enough 十分いい・ 完璧ではないがりる」。ラインを Not perfect, but past the bar — the standard quality verdict.
  • sure enough どおりのえる物語づち。 The prediction lands — storytelling's told-you-so.
  • oddly enough / funnily enough なことに/おかしなことに の「〜 enough」でする The sentence-opening -ly enough that promises a twist.
  • can't ... enough いくら〜してもりない 。I can't thank you enough.(してもしきれない) Gratitude's superlative: I can't thank you enough.

まとめ Summary

  • にはろから(big enough)。 After adjectives and adverbs: big enough.
  • にはから(enough money)。ろにるのは reason enough だけ。 Before nouns: enough money. Only set phrases like reason enough put it after.
  • enough to do =「〜するのに十分」。too ... to の裏返し。 Enough to do mirrors too … to.
  • Enough! は「もうたくさん」の Bare Enough! is the emotional "that's it!"

: 2026-07-23 Last checked: 2026-07-23