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When preparing to host guests for a long weekend, you will need to make sure you have all the necessary supplies. In French, you can express having "enough to" do something, or having "the means to" do it, by using the phrase **de quoi** followed by an infinitive verb.

### Avoir de quoi

You will frequently see **de quoi** paired with verbs like **avoir** (to have) or **acheter** (to buy). In English, this translates smoothly to having or buying "enough to" or "what it takes to" complete an action.

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### Il y a de quoi

Similarly, you can pair **de quoi** with **il y a** (there is / there are) to declare that "there is enough to" do something.

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Indefinite relative phrase (de quoi + infinitive)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular 'to be' and indefinite articles (je suis un...)

Singular definite articles (le, la, l')

Identifying vs. describing (c'est vs. il est)

Feminine adjective agreement (+e)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (nous sommes, vous êtes)

Formal and informal you (tu vs. vous)

Plural nouns and indefinite articles (des... -s)

Plural definite articles (les)

Plural adjective agreement (+s)

Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)

The verb "to have" singular (j'ai, tu as, il a)

The verb "to have" plural (nous avons, vous avez, ils ont)

There is / there are (il y a)

Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)

Negating "there is" (il n'y a pas de)

Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)

Regular -er verbs plural (nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent)

The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)

Yes/no questions with intonation (Tu parles ?)

Yes/no questions with "Est-ce que" (Est-ce que tu parles ?)

Informal questions (qui, que, quoi)

Standard questions (est-ce que)

Singular possessives (mon, ton, son)

Plural possessives (notre, votre, leur)

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Adjective placement

Numbers 1 to 20

Numbers 21 to 100

Age and physical states (avoir)

The verb to go (aller)

The preposition to/at (à, au, aux)

Question word for location (où)

Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)

The verb to come (venir)

The preposition from/of (de, du, des)

Question word for origin (d'où)

The verb to do/make (faire)

Days of the week (lundi, mardi)

Telling time (il est... heure)

Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)

The verb to take or have (prendre)

The verb to drink (boire)

Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')

Zero quantity (pas de)

Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)

Asking how much or how many (combien, combien de)

Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)

The verb to want (vouloir)

Polite requests (je voudrais)

The verb to be able to (pouvoir)

Obligation (devoir)

General obligation (il faut)

Why and because (pourquoi, parce que)

Expressing purpose (pour)

Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous)

Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)

Adverbs of frequency (parfois, rarement)

Never (ne... jamais)

Regular -ir verbs (choisir, finir)

Regular -re verbs (attendre, répondre)

Irregular -ir verbs (sortir, partir, dormir)

Informal 'we' (on)

The imperative mood

Direct object pronouns (le, la, les, l')

The near future (aller + infinitive)

The recent past (venir de + infinitive)

The passé composé with avoir

Irregular past participles (eu, été, fait, pris, vu)

The passé composé with être

The negative passé composé (ne ... pas)

Saying goodbye

Please, sorry and thank you

Which / what (quel)

The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)

Irregular feminine adjectives (-euse, -ve)

Double consonant adjectives (-enne, -ette)

Feminine adjective endings (-ère, -trice)

Irregular plurals (-x)

Plurals ending in -al (-aux)

Present tense stem changes (e to è)

Accent stem changes (é to è)

Double consonant verbs (appeler, jeter)

Verbs ending in -yer (payer, envoyer)

Irregular communication verbs (dire, lire)

Irregular action verbs (écrire, mettre)

Question	Answer
the pantry	le garde-manger
He is buying enough to fill our large pantry.	Il achète de quoi remplir notre grand garde-manger.
the linen	le linge
to lodge	héberger
I have enough to wash the linens before putting up our guests.	J'ai de quoi laver le linge avant d'héberger nos invités.
the aperitif (m)	l'apéritif
the cold cuts	la charcuterie
We have enough to prepare the aperitif with these cold cuts.	Nous avons de quoi préparer l'apéritif avec cette charcuterie.
the feast	le festin
hearty	copieux
You have enough to serve a hearty feast tonight.	Tu as de quoi servir un festin copieux ce soir.
the jar	le bocal
There is enough to fill every jar in the pantry.	Il y a de quoi remplir chaque bocal dans le garde-manger.
the provision	la provision
to treat	régaler
There are so many provisions that we have enough to treat our guests.	Il y a tellement de provisions que nous avons de quoi régaler nos invités.
Get the linens ready, I have enough to put them up so as not to pay for the hotel.	Prépare le linge, j'ai de quoi les héberger pour ne pas payer l'hôtel.
Leave this jar, we have enough to prepare the best feast.	Laisse ce bocal, nous avons de quoi préparer le meilleur festin.
Do you have enough to offer a hearty aperitif?	Avez-vous de quoi offrir un apéritif copieux ?
I have enough to treat her to the best cold cuts.	J'ai de quoi la régaler avec la meilleure charcuterie.
The provision is in the pantry, we have enough to treat our guest.	La provision est dans le garde-manger, nous avons de quoi régaler notre invité.