Enough

Enough is a determiner, a pronoun or an adverb. We use enough to mean ‘as much as we need or want’.

We can use enough before a noun as a determiner:

A:
Do you haveenough moneyto pay for your train fare and taxis?

B:
Yes, thanks. I’m fine.

There was enough food for about ten people.

We use enough of before other determiners (the, my) and pronouns (us, them):

You haven’t eaten enough of your dinner, Jason.

Not: You haven’t eaten enough your dinner, Jason.

There weren’t enough of them.

Not: There weren’t enough them.

We can use enough as a pronoun:

[at the end of a meal]

A:
Have you hadenough?

B:
Yes, thanks. That was delicious.

I need to go and get some more chairs. There aren’t enough here.

We use enough as an adverb of degree:

A:
Are you ready for your exam?

B:
Yes, I think I’ve studiedenough. That’s all I can do.

Warning:

We use enough as an adverb directly after an adjective or directly after another adverb:

Is this box big enough for all those books?

Not: Is this box enough big …

Strangely enough, no one seemed to notice that Boris was in his pyjamas. (It is/was strange that no one …)

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