Expressing "Enough"
To say "enough" in Farsi, we use the phrase به اندازهی کافی. Literally translating to "to a sufficient measure," this versatile phrase can modify nouns, adjectives, and verbs.
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Modifying Nouns
When specifying that you have "enough of something," به اندازهی کافی is typically placed before the noun it describes.
| We have enough equipment for deep diving. | ما برای غواصی عمیق به اندازهی کافی تجهیزات داریم.mâ barâye ghavvâsi-ye amigh be andâze-ye kâfi tajhizât dârim. |
| The diver must take enough oxygen cylinders. | غواص باید به اندازهی کافی کپسول اکسیژن ببرد.ghavvâs bâyad be andâze-ye kâfi kapsul oksizhen bebarad. |
Modifying Adjectives
In English, "enough" usually comes after an adjective (like "bright enough" or "deep enough"). In Farsi, به اندازهی کافی comes before the adjective.
| This flashlight is not bright enough, so it is not safe. | این چراغقوه به اندازهی کافی روشن نیست، پس ایمن نیست.in cherâgh-ghovve be andâze-ye kâfi rowshan nist, pas imen nist. |
| The ocean was not deep enough for diving. | اقیانوس برای غواصی به اندازهی کافی عمیق نبود.oqyânus barâye ghavvâsi be andâze-ye kâfi amigh nabud. |
Modifying Verbs
You can also use به اندازهی کافی as an adverb to express doing an action "enough." In this case, it usually comes right before the verb it modifies.
| We did not search enough near the surface of the sea. | ما نزدیک سطح دریا به اندازهی کافی جستجو نکردیم.mâ nazdik-e sath-e daryâ be andâze-ye kâfi jostojoo nakardim |
| I hope that we search the dark ocean enough today. | امیدوارم که امروز اقیانوس تاریک را به اندازهی کافی جستجو کنیم.omidvâram ke emruz oqyânus-e târik râ be andâze-ye kâfi jostoju konim. |
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