Nous avons assez de temps.

We have enough time.

Breakdown of Nous avons assez de temps.

• avoir: to have
• nous: we
• le temps: the time
• assez de: enough (before a noun)

Questions & Answers about Nous avons assez de temps.

Why is it de temps and not des temps?

Because assez de is a quantity expression, and in French quantity expressions are normally followed by de + noun, not an article.

So:

• assez de temps = enough time
• beaucoup de temps = a lot of time
• peu de temps = little time

You would not normally say assez des temps here.

What does assez mean in this sentence?

Here, assez means enough.

So assez de temps means enough time.

Be careful: assez can sometimes feel like quite or rather in other contexts, but in assez de + noun, it clearly means enough:

• assez de patience = enough patience
• assez d'argent = enough money

Why is the sentence Nous avons instead of just On a?

Both are possible.

• Nous avons assez de temps. = more standard or formal
• On a assez de temps. = very common in everyday spoken French

In modern spoken French, native speakers often use on instead of nous for we. But nous avons is completely correct and very common in writing and careful speech.

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