Too/enough
1. “Too” in “Enough” se uporabljata s pridevniki in izražata stopnjo. “Too” pomeni “več, kot je potrebno” in je postavljen pred pridevnikom. “Enough” pomeni “dovolj” in je postavljen za pridevnikom. Obema sledi fraza z glagolom v nedoločniku (npr.: to stay out late, to get in through the basement window).
- Keith is too young to stay out so late. = Keith je premlad, da bi ostajal zunaj tako pozno.
- She has too much work to join us. = Preveč dela ima, da bi se nam pridružila.
- The burglar was small enough to get in through the basement window. = Vlomilec je bil dovolj majhen, da je vstopil skozi kletno okno. (Torej ne: enough small)
- They were patient enough to wait for two hours. = Bili so dovolj potrpežljivi, da so čakali dve uri. (Torej ne: enough patient)
2. “Enough” se lahko uporablja tudi s samostalniki. V tem primeru je “enough” navadno postavljen pred besedo, na katero se nanaša.
- I have enough food for everyone. = Dovolj hrane imam za vse.
- I don’t have enough (food) for everyone. = Nimam dovolj (hrane) za vse.
- There aren’t enough glasses for everyone. = Ni dovolj kozarcev za vse.
3. V nekaterih primerih lahko “enough” stoji sam.
- I have had enough of this nonsense. = Dovolj imam tega nesmisla.
- Enough is enough! = Kar je preveč, je pa preveč!
4. Pogosto tuji govorci angleščine naredijo to napako da uporabijo “very” namesto “too” ali “enough”.
- She is very young to stay home alone. (narobe)
She is too young to stay home alone. (prav) - He is not very tall to play basketball. (narobe)
He is not tall enough to play basketball. (prav)
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