Una vegada és prou.

to be

Breakdown of Una vegada és prou.

• un: one
• prou: enough
• la vegada: the time or occasion

Questions & Answers about Una vegada és prou.

What does una vegada mean in this sentence?

Here una vegada means one time or once.

So Una vegada és prou literally breaks down as:

• una vegada = one time / once
• és = is
• prou = enough

A native English speaker might expect once to be a single word, but in Catalan it is often expressed with una vegada or un cop.

Why is it una and not un?

Because vegada is a feminine noun in Catalan.

That means it takes the feminine form of the indefinite article:

• una vegada = one time
• not un vegada

You can see the same pattern in other feminine nouns:

• una casa = a house
• una paraula = a word

What does prou mean here?

Prou means enough or sufficient.

In this sentence, it means that one time is sufficient.

You will see prou in several very common Catalan expressions:

• Ja n'hi ha prou = That's enough / Enough already
• No és prou = It's not enough