Word
L'acqua è abbastanza?
Meaning
Is there enough water?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about L'acqua è abbastanza?
The translation says "Is there enough water?", but the Italian uses è (is) instead of c'è (is there). Why?
Does abbastanza (enough) change its ending to match the noun like molto or tanto do?
No, abbastanza is invariable. Unlike molto or tanto (which change to molti, molte, etc. to match gender and number), abbastanza always stays exactly the same, no matter what it is describing.
Could I put abbastanza before acqua?
Yes, but you would need to change the sentence structure. In this sentence, abbastanza comes after the verb è. If you wanted to put it before the noun, you would use the "is there" structure: C'è abbastanza acqua?
As a quick refresher, why is it l'acqua instead of la acqua?