Compareu l'ús d'enough (prou) i too (massa) amb adjectius, adverbis i substantius:
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Adjectives |
Adverbs |
Countable nouns |
Uncountable nouns |
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big enough |
quickly enough |
enough books |
enough paper |
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too big |
too quickly |
too many books |
too much paper |
Observeu que enough va darrere els adjectius i adverbis, però normalment va davant de substantius.
![]() | Are you warm enough? (Té prou calor?) |
![]() | She didn't have enough money for a taxi. (No tenia prou diners per a un taxi.) |
![]() | Have we got enough butter to make a cake? (Tenim prou mantega per a fer un pastís?) |
![]() | Whisky is too strong for me. (El whisky és massa fort per a mi.) |
![]() | There were too many people in the lift. (Hi havia massa gent a l'ascensor.) |
![]() | This table is too heavy for me to move. (Aquesta taula pesa massa per a poder-la moure jo.) |
Too sol no pot anar amb un substantiu. Per tant, no es pot dir, per exemple:
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Per a too, vegeu So, too, neither/nor, either. |