No. 1,254 in Portuguese
suficiente
Enough; adequate.
In a sentence
Eu não tenho dinheiro suficiente para comprar este carro.
I don't have enough money to buy this car.
Here, 'suficiente' is used as an adjective meaning 'enough', applied to specify the quantity of money needed for a purchase.
Estudando este material, você terá tempo suficiente para se preparar para o exame.
By studying this material, you will have enough time to prepare for the exam.
In this case, 'suficiente' again acts as an adjective to qualify the amount of time necessary for exam preparation.
Há pessoas que nunca se sentem suficientemente preparadas.
There are people who never feel sufficiently prepared.
Here, 'suficientemente' is an adverb derived from 'suficiente', meaning 'sufficiently', and it describes the manner in which the state of being prepared is perceived.
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