genug.
enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
Meaning & usage
enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
Wir haben nicht genug Geld.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).
enough!
Genug! Hör auf mit diesem Unsinn!
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).
enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
Die Kinder haben genug gespielt.
Das Zimmer ist groß genug.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).
enough, an adequate number or amount
Das ist genug.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).
enough, sufficient, in an adequate way
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).
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