enough and too
Position of enough · too vs not enough · for/to structures · too hot to eat — Complete Guide
enough et too
Position de enough · too vs not enough · structures for/to · too hot to eat — Guide Complet
Master the position of enough (after adjectives/adverbs, before nouns), the contrast between too and not enough, and the too/enough + for … to … structure.
Maîtrisez la position de enough (après adj/adv, avant les noms), le contraste entre too et not enough, et la structure too/enough + for … to ….
Enough means ‘as much/many as necessary’. Too means ‘more than acceptable’. They are opposites: too hard = more than necessary; not hard enough = less than necessary. Their position in a sentence follows strict rules.
Enough signifie ‘autant que nécessaire’. Too signifie ‘plus qu’acceptable’. Ce sont des opposés : too hard = plus que nécessaire ; not hard enough = moins que nécessaire. Leur position dans la phrase suit des règles strictes.
enough — position and use
enough — position et emploi
AFTER adjectives & adverbs
APRÈS adjectifs et adverbes
BEFORE nouns
AVANT les noms
• enough + noun: enough money · enough time · enough chairs
• enough alone: That’s enough! / We have enough. • adj/adv + enough : fit enough · quickly enough · good enough
• enough + nom : enough money · enough time · enough chairs
• enough seul : That’s enough! / We have enough.
too vs not … enough — opposites
too vs not … enough — contraires
You don’t work hard enough. (= less than necessary)
There’s too much furniture — not enough space. (uncountable)
There were too many people — not enough chairs. (countable) You work too hard. (= plus que nécessaire)
You don’t work hard enough. (= moins que nécessaire)
There’s too much furniture — not enough space. (indénombrable)
There were too many people — not enough chairs. (dénombrable)
too many + countable plural: too many people / cars / problems / mistakes too much + indénombrable : too much noise / traffic / money / time
too many + dénombrable pluriel : too many people / cars / problems / mistakes
enough / too + for … and to …
enough / too + for … et to …
Does Joe have enough experience for the job?
That shirt is too small for you.
enough/too + to-infinitive:
Let’s get a taxi. It’s too far to walk.
She’s not old enough to have a driving licence.
Both for and to:
The bridge is wide enough for two cars to pass. enough/too + for somebody/something :
Does Joe have enough experience for the job?
That shirt is too small for you.
enough/too + to-infinitif :
Let’s get a taxi. It’s too far to walk.
She’s not old enough to have a driving licence.
Les deux — for et to :
The bridge is wide enough for two cars to pass.
too hot to eat — no object pronoun after infinitive
too hot to eat — pas de pronom après l’infinitif
✓ The food was too hot to eat. (NOT: to eat it)
These boxes are too heavy to carry. (NOT: to carry them)
The wallet was too big to put in my pocket. (NOT: to put it)
This chair isn’t strong enough to stand on. (NOT: to stand on it) The food was too hot. We couldn’t eat it.
✓ The food was too hot to eat. (PAS : to eat it)
These boxes are too heavy to carry. (PAS : to carry them)
The wallet was too big to put in my pocket. (PAS : to put it)
This chair isn’t strong enough to stand on. (PAS : to stand on it)
Complete with enough + a word from the box.
Complétez avec enough + un mot de la liste.
buses · chairs · cups · hard · room · tall · time · vegetables · warm · wide
Complete using too or enough + the word in brackets.
Complétez avec too ou enough + le mot entre parenthèses.
Make one sentence using too or enough + to …
Formez une phrase avec too ou enough + to …
Correct the mistake in each sentence.
Corrigez l’erreur dans chaque phrase.
Frequently Asked Questions — enough and too
Questions fréquentes — enough et too
In English, unlike French (assez grand), enough always follows the adjective or adverb: ✓ big enough, fast enough. Never enough big.
En anglais, contrairement au français (assez grand), enough suit toujours l’adjectif ou l’adverbe : ✓ big enough, fast enough. Jamais enough big.
Very simply intensifies (neutral). Too implies a negative result — more than acceptable: It’s too hot to eat = we can’t eat it. Too always implies a problem.
Very intensifie simplement (neutre). Too implique un résultat négatif : It’s too hot to eat = on ne peut pas le manger. Too implique toujours un problème.
Too much + uncountable: too much noise/time/money. Too many + countable plural: too many people/cars/problems.
Too much + indénombrable : too much noise/time/money. Too many + dénombrable pluriel : too many people/cars/problems.
The subject (the soup) is already the implied object of to eat. Adding it is redundant. ✗ too hot to eat it → ✓ too hot to eat.
Le sujet (the soup) est déjà le complément implicite. Ajouter it est redondant. ✗ too hot to eat it → ✓ too hot to eat.
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