German word

genügend

Pronunciation

IPA/gəˈnyːgn̩t/

Meaning

  • adjectiveenough

Example

Wir haben genügend Zeit.

We have enough time.

Illustration for genügend (enough)

More examples

Im Auto ist genügend Platz für die Kisten.

There is enough space in the car for the crates.

Core concept

A clock, budget, or quantity crosses the threshold needed for the purpose at hand.

Common phrases

  • genügend Zeit

    enough time

  • genügend Geld

    enough money

  • genügend Platz

    enough space

Similar words

genug: Enough to meet the needed amount or degree in everyday speech.
ausreichend: Meeting the required amount or standard, especially in official contexts.

Definition in German

in ausreichendem Maße vorhanden, um einen bestimmten Zweck zu erfüllen.

Word origin

Genügen is an inherited Germanic verb related to genug and English enough, and genügend is its present participle used as an adjective.

Usage tips

  • As an attributive adjective, genügend can take an ending, as in 'eine genügende Erklärung', but it commonly stays uninflected before quantities, as in 'genügend Zeit'.

Other meanings

  • sufficientlyadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • genügensufficeverb
  • genügsamfrugaladjective
  • Genügsamkeitfrugalitynoun

Word lists with this word