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destul
enough /desˈtul/
adjective#197 most common
Also: quite, rather (in "destul de + adjective/adverb"), sufficiently
Example sentences
Am destul timp.
I have enough time.
Ai mâncat destul?
Have you eaten enough?
Este destul de frig afară.
It's quite cold outside.
Nu avem destui bani pentru bilete.
We don't have enough money for tickets.
A citit destule cărți încât să poată susține o dezbatere aprinsă.
She has read enough books that she can hold her own in a heated debate.
Destul cu tergiversările, e timpul să luăm o decizie definitivă!
Enough with the stalling, it's time we made a final decision!
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | destul / destulă | destui / destule |
| Genitive | destul / destule | destui / destule |
| Accusative | destul / destulă | destui / destule |
| Vocative | destul / destulă | destui / destule |
Word family
sătulfull, satiated
a (se) săturato satiate, to fill up
săturaresatiation, the act of getting full
nesătulinsatiable
destul dequite, rather
Etymology
Romanian formed "destul" from the prefix "de-" plus "sătul," an old Romanian adjective meaning "full, satiated." "Sătul" descends from Latin "satullus," a diminutive of "satur" (full, well-fed). Over time the compound narrowed from a bodily sense of fullness to the abstract idea of sufficiency: "enough."
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