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Elle est assez fatiguée.

Elle est assez fatiguée.
She is quite tired.
From Lesson 47:Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)·French

Breakdown of Elle est assez fatiguée.

fatigué
tired
assez
enough, quite

Questions & Answers about Elle est assez fatiguée.

We are learning about quantity phrases like un peu de. Why isn't it assez de here?
We use phrases with de (like assez de or beaucoup de) when we are talking about a quantity of a noun (a thing), like assez de temps (enough time). But here, assez is modifying an adjective (fatiguée). When these words modify adjectives instead of nouns, you drop the de.
I thought assez meant 'enough'. Why is it translated as 'quite' here?
Assez is a very flexible word! While it means 'enough' when talking about quantities, when you put it right before an adjective (like fatiguée), it generally translates to 'quite' or 'rather'. To a French speaker, being 'enough tired' is basically the same as being 'quite tired'.
Why does fatiguée end with a double 'e' (-ée)?
Because it describes a feminine subject, Elle (she). In French, adjectives must agree with the gender of the person or thing they describe. The masculine spelling is fatigué, and we add an extra e to make it feminine (fatiguée). Don't worry about pronouncing it differently, though—both forms sound exactly the same!

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