Adjectives & adverbs · CEFR A2 · Everyday
too / enough — English adjectives and adverbs
Too means more than is wanted and is always negative. Very is just a lot, and can be good.
The shape
too + adjective · adjective + enough
Say something is more than you want, or as much as you need.
In Hindi
too यानी ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा, और हमेशा नकारात्मक। very सिर्फ़ बहुत, जो अच्छा भी हो सकता है।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
The film was too good. | The film was very good. "Too" means it was a problem — for praise, use "very". |
too / enough examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
This is too big.
यह बहुत बड़ा है।
also correct: This is very big.
This shirt is too big.
यह शर्ट बहुत बड़ी है।
This shirt is too small.
यह शर्ट बहुत छोटी है।
This is a little expensive.
यह थोड़ा महँगा है।
This is good enough.
यह काफी अच्छा है।
also correct: This is quite good.
The room is clean enough.
कमरा काफी साफ है।
I have enough time.
मेरे पास काफी समय है।
This is enough for me.
यह मेरे लिए काफी है।
I am a little tired.
मैं थोड़ा {थका|थकी} हूँ।
This is too big for me.
यह मेरे लिए बहुत बड़ा है।
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Questions people ask
- What is the too / enough used for?
- Too means more than is wanted and is always negative. Very is just a lot, and can be good. In practice: say something is more than you want, or as much as you need.
- How do you form the too / enough?
- too + adjective · adjective + enough.
- What is the most common mistake with the too / enough?
- Saying “The film was too good.” instead of “The film was very good.”. "Too" means it was a problem — for praise, use "very".
Where too / enough fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
too / enough is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to adjectives & adverbs. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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