Too / Enough
Kata too dan enough digunakan untuk menyatakan jumlah atau tingkat sesuatu. Too berarti 'terlalu' (lebih dari yang dibutuhkan atau diinginkan), sedangkan enough berarti 'cukup'. Posisi 'too' dan 'enough' dalam kalimat tergantung pada jenis kata yang mengikutinya.
Structure:
| Type | Pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| too + adjective | S + to be + too + adjective (+ to V) | It is too cold to go outside. |
| enough + noun | S + have/has + enough + noun | We have enough food for everyone. |
| adjective + enough | S + to be + adjective + enough (+ to V) | She is old enough to drive. |
| not enough | S + do/does not + have + enough + noun | They don’t have enough chairs. |
Notes:
- Too diikuti oleh adjective: too cold, too loud.
- Enough diletakkan sebelum noun: enough money, enough food.
- Enough diletakkan setelah adjective: tall enough, strong enough.
- Gunakan to + verb setelah 'too' dan 'enough' untuk menjelaskan tujuan atau konsekuensi: too tired to work, smart enough to pass.
- Hindari bentuk: too much hot ❌ → yang benar: too hot ✔️.
- ‘Not enough’ menyatakan kekurangan: We don’t have enough time.
Examples:
- This coffee is too hot to drink.
- She is too tired to walk.
- We don’t have enough money.
- He isn't tall enough to reach the shelf.
- Are you strong enough to lift it?
- It’s too late to call him now.
- You have enough time to finish.
- The soup is too salty.
- She doesn't speak loudly enough.