Learn French: Est-ce que le salaire est assez bon pour accepter cette pression ? - Is the salary good enough to accept this pressure?

Est-ce que le salaire est assez bon pour accepter cette pression ?

Is the salary good enough to accept this pressure?

Breakdown of Est-ce que le salaire est assez bon pour accepter cette pression ?

is it that / do / does (question marker)

Questions & Answers about Est-ce que le salaire est assez bon pour accepter cette pression ?

Why do we need the word 'pour' before 'accepter'?

This is the structure you are learning in this lesson! To say 'enough to do something' in French, you use assez + adjective + pour + infinitive. The word pour connects the condition (assez bon) to the resulting action (accepter).

Why is the French order 'assez bon' when English says 'good enough'?

French word order is different here. While English puts 'enough' after the adjective, French puts assez before the adjective. It works exactly like très (very) or trop (too).

Could I say 'assez bien' instead of 'assez bon' to mean 'good enough'?

Not in this sentence. We are describing a noun (le salaire), so we need the adjective bon. You would use the adverb bien (well) to describe an action, for example if you wanted to say the job pays well enough (paie assez bien).

How do I know to use 'cette' instead of 'ce' for 'this pressure'?

Nouns ending in -sion or -tion are almost always feminine in French. Because pression is feminine, you must use the feminine demonstrative adjective cette (this) instead of the masculine ce.