English → Arabic
enough in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- kāf
- Arabizi
kaf- Type
- adjective
- Root
- ك ف ي
How to use it
"Enough" is used to say that something meets the required amount. It can modify nouns (enough food) or stand alone as a response. In Arabic, the adjective كافٍ (kāfin) agrees with the noun it describes.
Example sentences
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هَذَا الْكِتَابُ كَافٍ لِلدِّرَاسَةِ.
hādhā al-kitābu kāfin lil-dirāsati.
This book is enough for studying.
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لَا تَكُنْ قَلِيلًا، كُنْ كَافِيًا فِي عَمَلِكَ.
lā takun qalīlan, kun kāfiyan fī ʿamalika.
Don't be little, be enough in your work.
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هَلْ هَذَا كَافٍ؟
hal hādhā kāfin?
Is this enough?
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Not Enough!
لا تكفي!
I'm old enough.
أنا كبير بما يكفي.
It's not enough.
انها ليست كافيه
Is China Enough?
هل الصين تكفي؟
Enough is enough.
لقد اكتفينا.
When Enough is Not Enough
حدود الـرِضا
Enough is not enough anymore.
وبهذا تلاشت الحدود التي قد يشعر الناس عندها بالقناعة والرضا.
I will say it again, Enough is enough.
وسأقولها ثانية، هذا يكفي.
It is time we all say, Enough is enough!
لقد حان الوقت لنقول جميعا، كفى هذا!
Japan is the latest country to say enough is enough.
كانت اليابان آخر دولة تعلن أن الكيل فاض بها.
If you're creative enough, playful enough, fun enough, can you get through to anybody? Yes or no?
لو انك مبدعا بشكل كافي, تتلاعب و تمرح بالأشياء بشكل كافي, فهل في وسعك أن تصل لأى شخص؟ نعم أم لا؟
Revolutions often seesaw between extremes before the forces strong enough to overthrow governments become strong enough and legitimate enough to govern.
إن الثورات تتأرجح غالباً من نقيض إلى نقيض قبل أن تكتسب القوى التي أظهرت ما يكفي من القوة للإطاحة بالحكومات أيضاً القدر الكافي من القوة والشرعية للحكم.
Questions and answers
Can "enough" be used as a noun?
Yes, in expressions like "enough is enough" it functions as a noun meaning "sufficient amount".
Is there a short form in Arabic?
You can also say "ما يكفي" (ma yakfī) meaning "what is enough".
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