sufficiente
sufficient
adjective soof-fee-CHEHN-teh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'sufficiens'
Also means
enough
Usage Note
Sufficiente ends in -e and works for both genders, pluralizing to sufficienti. In Italian schools it also names the lowest passing grade, hence insufficiente means a failing mark.
Examples
"Il tempo non è sufficiente."
Natural Translation
The time is not enough.
Literal Translation
The time not is sufficient.
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