Breakdown of Con questa spedizione del fornitore, ce ne sono abbastanza.
essere
to be
questo
this (masculine)
abbastanza
enough, quite
con
with
del
of the; than the (di + il)
ce ne
there is/are some of it/them
la spedizione
the shipment
il fornitore
the supplier
Questions & Answers about Con questa spedizione del fornitore, ce ne sono abbastanza.
How does ce ne sono work together to mean 'there are enough of them'?
Let's break it down! ci (which changes to ce here) means 'there' (as in 'there is' or 'there are'). ne is the pronoun meaning 'of them' or 'some'. When you combine them with sono (are), ce ne sono literally means 'there are of them'. We use both because we are expressing both existence ('there are') and a quantity ('enough of them').
Why does ci change to ce in this sentence?
The English translation says 'from the supplier'. Why does the Italian use del (of the) instead of dal (from the)?
While da is used for physical movement away from someone (like 'I am coming from the supplier'), di (which combines with il to form del) is often used to show possession, authorship, or origin. In Italian, it is more natural to say 'the shipment of the supplier' to express 'the shipment from the supplier'.
Will abbastanza ever change its ending to match the things we have enough of?
No, abbastanza is invariable. Whether you are talking about one masculine object or many feminine objects, it always stays exactly the same.
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