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?
What does assez mean in this sentence?
Why is the sentence Nous avons instead of just On a?
How do you pronounce Nous avons assez de temps?
A careful pronunciation is roughly:
Noo zah-von zah-say duh ton
A few points:
- nous sounds like noo
- avons sounds like ah-von
- assez sounds like ah-say
- de is often a light duh
- temps is pronounced like ton with a nasal vowel; the final ps is silent
- nous avons → the s in nous links to the next vowel: noo-zavon
- often also avons assez → ah-von-zah-say
Why is temps singular?
Can I also say Nous avons le temps?
Why is there no article before temps?
Is de ever shortened to d' with assez?
What tense is avons?
Avons is the present tense of avoir for nous:
- j'ai
- tu as
- il/elle a
- nous avons
- vous avez
- ils/elles ont
So Nous avons assez de temps is in the present tense: We have enough time.
Could I say Nous avons suffisamment de temps instead?
What is the negative version of this sentence?
Can the word order change?
Normally, this is the standard word order:
French does not usually rearrange this the way English sometimes can.
You could change it for emphasis in special contexts, but for normal use, keep this order:
subject + verb + quantity expression + noun
So this sentence is a very typical and natural structure.
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