Capítulo 11
Too & Enough
too + adjetivo · adjetivo + enough · too many/much
Too = excessivo / mais do que o necessário (ideia negativa de problema).
Enough = suficiente / a quantidade certa.
too (demais / muito)
This soup is too hot. (Está demasiado quente, não consigo comer.)
enough (suficiente)
This soup is warm enough. (Está suficientemente quente.)
too + adjetivo | adjetivo + enough
too + adjetivo
The bag is too heavy to carry.
adjetivo + enough
She is old enough to drive.
Regra essencial: too fica ANTES do adjetivo (too big). enough fica DEPOIS do adjetivo (big enough).
too many
com contáveis no plural: There are too many cars.
too much
com incontáveis: There is too much noise.
enough + substantivo
fica ANTES do substantivo: We have enough chairs.
The bag is enough heavy.
→
The bag is too heavy.
problema de excesso → too
She is too enough tall.
→
She is tall enough.
enough fica DEPOIS do adjetivo
There are too much cars.
→
There are too many cars.
cars é contável → too many
too
too + adjetivo (ANTES)
too hot, too fast
enough
adjetivo + enough (DEPOIS)
hot enough, old enough
too many/much
too many + contáveis / too much + incontáveis
too many cars / too much water