dość
/ˈdɔɕt͡ɕ/
The English word "enough" is translated into Polish as dość.
dość is used as a determiner to mean "sufficient". It can also be used idiomatically in the phrase Mam dość to express that you are fed up or have reached a breaking point with a person or a situation.
Meaning: sufficient (det)
Which one should you use?
While dość is used broadly in casual conversation as both an adjective and an adverb, wystarczająco is a more formal adverb meaning "sufficiently". For the interjection "stop!", you may use dosyć, starczy or wystarczy.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈdɔɕtɕ/
Did you know?
- The word dość is a linguistic shortcut that evolved from the phrase do syti, which literally meant 'up to satiety'.
- The interjection starczy comes from the verb starczyć, which shares a root with the word for 'old' stary.
- While dość means 'enough', it can also function as a modifier meaning 'quite' or 'rather', such as in dość dobrze for 'quite well'.
Examples in context
- Mam na to dość czasu.I have enough time for that.This sentence shows how to use dość to indicate a sufficient amount of time.Tatoeba #355806 by zipangu, translation #50270 by CK
- Mam dość Toma i Mary.I've had enough of Tom and Mary.This sentence uses dość to express being fed up with someone.Tatoeba #6320736 by arie, translation #4545267 by CK
- To wydaje się dość rozsądne.That seems reasonable enough.This sentence demonstrates using dość as an adverb to mean "enough".Tatoeba #4881791 by BeataB, translation #4501639 by CK
- Mamy dosyć zasobów, aby zakończyć zadanie.We have enough resources to complete the task.
- Mam już dosyć twoich skarg!I've had enough of your complaints!
- Mamy dostatecznie czasu, aby wykonać zadanie.We have enough time to complete the task.
- Liczba uczestników jest wystarczająca.The number of participants is sufficient.
- 32 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Krzysztof and Anna are preparing for a picnic.
- KrzysztofCzy mamy dość chleba?Do we have enough bread?
- AnnaTak, mamy dość jedzenia.Yes, we have enough food.
- KrzysztofW takim razie możemy iść.In that case, we can go.
- AnnaDobrze, spakujmy jeszcze wodę.Good, let's pack some water too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “enough” translations and entries dość, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dość, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
