Isto é suficiente.

to be

Breakdown of Isto é suficiente.

• isto: this (neutral pronoun)
• suficiente: enough; adequate

Questions & Answers about Isto é suficiente.

What does each word in Isto é suficiente mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• Isto = this
• é = is
• suficiente = sufficient / enough

So the structure is very close to English: this is sufficient.

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Why is it isto and not isso?

Both isto and isso can refer to this/that, but traditionally they are used a little differently:

• isto = something close to the speaker, or something not yet specified
• isso = something close to the listener, or something already mentioned

In modern Brazilian Portuguese, though, this distinction is often weakened in everyday speech, and isso is much more common than isto.

So while Isto é suficiente is correct, in real conversation many Brazilians would more naturally say:

• Isso é suficiente.

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Is Isto é suficiente natural in Brazilian Portuguese?

Yes, it is grammatical and perfectly understandable.

However, in everyday Brazilian Portuguese, isso is usually more common than isto, so:

• Isto é suficiente. = correct, slightly more careful or formal-sounding
• Isso é suficiente. = very common and natural in speech

So the sentence is fine, but it may sound a bit more textbook-like than the version with isso.

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