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αρκετός
enough, sufficient /arceˈtos/
adjectiveA2#890 most common
Also: sufficient, adequate, quite a few, several, considerable, quite a lot
Example sentences
Έχουμε αρκετό φαγητό.
We have enough food.
Υπάρχουν αρκετοί άνθρωποι εδώ.
There are quite a few people here.
Πέρασαν αρκετές μέρες από τότε.
Quite a few days have passed since then.
Παρά τις αρκετές δυσκολίες, τα καταφέραμε.
Despite the considerable difficulties, we managed.
Θεωρώ ότι διαθέτεις αρκετή εμπειρία για αυτή τη θέση.
I believe you possess sufficient experience for this position.
Παρότι διέθετε αρκετούς πόρους, η επιχείρηση απέτυχε λόγω κακής διαχείρισης.
Although it had sufficient resources, the business failed due to poor management.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αρκετός | αρκετοί |
| Genitive | αρκετού | αρκετών |
| Accusative | αρκετό | αρκετούς |
| Vocative | αρκετέ | αρκετοί |
Word family
αρκετάenough, quite, fairly
αρκώto suffice, be enoughεπαρκήςsufficient, adequate
επάρκειαsufficiency, adequacy
αυτάρκηςself-sufficient
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρκετός 'sufficient', a verbal adjective of the verb ἀρκέω 'to ward off, suffice, be enough'. The verb traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erk- 'to hold, contain, guard', the same root that gave Latin arceō 'to enclose, keep off' and arca 'chest'. The modern adjective preserved both the form and the core sense of 'being enough'.
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