No. 1,344 in Catalan
bastant
"Quite" or "enough."
In a sentence
Aquest llibre és bastant interessant.
This book is quite interesting.
In this sentence, 'bastant' is used to intensify the adjective 'interesting', meaning 'quite' or 'fairly'.
Hi ha bastant gent a la festa.
There are quite a few people at the party.
Here, 'bastant' quantifies the noun 'gent', expressing 'quite a few'.
Aquesta solució és bastant adequada per al problema.
This solution is fairly adequate for the problem.
In this context, 'bastant' acts as a qualifier of 'adequate', suggesting 'fairly'.
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