genoeg

Meaning

Det

1. enough
2. plenty

Adv

enough, to enough of a degree, with sufficient frequency

Concepts

enough

sufficient

sufficiently

rather

quite

pretty

adequate

adequately

fairly

preferably

quite a bit

ideally

suffice

galore

competent

up to scratch

sufficientemente

Synonyms

voldoende

nogal

tamelijk

basta

vrij

🆓

veeleer

bij voorkeur

liefst

liever

eer

toereikend

suffisant

in overvloed

rijkelijk

voldoen

volop

volstaan

zat

zijn

voldoend

Translations

genug

bastante

bastante

genügend

abbastanza

assez

prou

hinlänglich

suffisamment

suficiente

satis

ziemlich

suficientment

suficient

suffisant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈnux/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: genuch

Inherited from Old Dutch: *ginuog

Cognate with Western Frisian: genôch

Cognate with German: genug

Cognate with English: enough

Cognate with Low German: noog

Cognate with Swedish: nog

In summary

From Middle Dutch genuch, from Old Dutch *ginuog, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with West Frisian genôch, German genug, English enough, Low German noog, Swedish nog.

Sentences

Genoeg is genoeg !

Enough is enough!

Ik heb dat wel genoeg gehoord .

I've heard that enough.

Ik geloof dat we niet genoeg doen , en niet wat nodig is .

I believe we are not doing enough, and not what is needed.

Hij besloot dat het niet genoeg was .

He decided it wasn't enough.

Spijtig genoeg zijn de treinen nog vaak duurder dan vliegen .

Unfortunately, trains are still often more expensive than flying.

Voorzitter , jammer genoeg heeft de rapporteur gelijk .

- (NL) Mr President, unfortunately, the rapporteur is right.