Which one should you use?
While assez can mean both 'enough' (as an adverb) and 'enough of' (as a determiner), suffisamment is a more formal synonym used primarily as an adverb meaning 'sufficiently'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, it is common to use the expression fini de followed by a verb to convey the meaning of enough.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When used with a noun, assez must be followed by the preposition de (or d' before a vowel) to mean 'enough of' or 'enough [noun]'. When used with an adjective or adverb, assez is placed directly before that word without a preposition.
How do you pronounce it?
assez is pronounced /a.se/ in two syllables.
When do people say it?
The idiomatic phrase C'en est assez ! is a common way to express that one has had enough of a situation or behavior, often used to mean 'Stop it!' or 'Enough is enough!'
Did you know?
- In French, assez can be used as a hedge to soften a statement. When placed before an adjective, it often means 'quite' or 'fairly' rather than a strict mathematical 'enough'.
- While assez is used for quantity, the French have a specific concept called ras-le-bol. It describes the feeling of being completely 'fed up' or having had 'enough' of a situation.
- The word assez is a linguistic cousin to the Italian word assai. Both words evolved from the Latin phrase ad satis, which literally means 'to sufficiency'.
Examples in context
- C'en est assez !That's enough.This sentence is useful for saying 'That's enough!' using assez.Tatoeba #1280797 by sacredceltic, translation #433680 by CK
- En as-tu assez ?Do you have enough?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has enough using assez.Tatoeba #3653178 by sacredceltic, translation #2648149 by CK
- C’en est assez !Enough is enough.Tatoeba #12299049 by sacredceltic, translation #3246662 by CK
- C'est assezThat's enough
- Ça suffit, assez!That's enough, enough!
- C'est suffisamment grandIt's big enough
- Ça va, j'ai mangé assezThat's enough, I've eaten enough
- J'ai fait ce que j'ai pu, ça iraI did what I could, that will be enough
- Ça suffit maintenant!That's enough now!
- Fini de jouer!Enough playing!
- J'ai assez d'argent pour le voyage.I have enough money for the trip.
- C'est suffisamment chaud ici, n'est-ce pas?It's warm enough here, isn't it?
- Ça ira comme ça, merci.That will be enough, thank you.
- 1072 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Manon are at a grocery store.
- GabrielEst-ce qu'il y a assez de pain ?Is there enough bread?
- ManonOui, il y en a assez.Yes, there is enough.
- GabrielEt pour le fromage ?And for the cheese?
- ManonNon, il n'y en a pas assez.No, there is not enough.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “enough” translations and entries assez, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries assez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
