/səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ · adjective · medium · quantity
IELTS-relevant word
हिंदी: पर्याप्त
Enough for a particular purpose.
“There is sufficient evidence to proceed.”
आगे बढ़ने के लिए पर्याप्त सबूत हैं।
✗ The food is sufficient for feed everyone.
✓ The food is sufficient to feed everyone.
✗ He has sufficient of money.
✓ He has sufficient money.
adequate (adjective)
Determiners (beginner level)
A noun usually needs a determiner in English: "I have a pen" (not "I have pen"). Two determiners of the same kind cannot combine: "my this book" is wrong.
| Word | Part of speech | हिंदी अर्थ | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| abundance | noun | बहुतायत | A very large quantity; plentifulness. |
| adequate | adjective | पर्याप्त, समुचित | Sufficient; acceptable in quality. |
| scarcity | noun | अभाव, कमी | A shortage of supply; the state of being scarce. |
| abundant | adjective | प्रचुर, विपुल | Existing in large quantities; plentiful. |
| accomplish | verb | पूरा करना, सिद्ध करना | To succeed in doing or completing something. |
| accordingly | adverb | उसके अनुसार | In a way that is appropriate to the circumstances. |
| accurate | adjective | सटीक, सही | Correct in all details; exact. |
| acquire | verb | प्राप्त करना, अर्जित करना | To gain or obtain through effort. |
| adapt | verb | अनुकूल बनना, ढलना | To change to fit new conditions. |
| admire | verb | प्रशंसा करना | To respect or look up to someone. |
| advantage | noun | लाभ, फ़ायदा | Something that helps or is useful. |
| affect | verb | प्रभावित करना | To make a difference to something. |
| although | conjunction | हालाँकि, यद्यपि | In spite of the fact that. |
| ambitious | adjective | महत्वाकांक्षी | Having a strong wish to succeed. |
| analyse | verb | विश्लेषण करना | To examine something in detail. |
| ancient | adjective | प्राचीन, पुराना | Belonging to the very distant past. |
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Write two sentences of your own using sufficient, then practise the adjective topic and take a short test the same day.
sufficient is a adjective. In Hindi it is written as पर्याप्त. Enough for a particular purpose.
The portal's example reads: “There is sufficient evidence to proceed.”. The entry also carries 3 further usage sentences. And 2 common mistakes to avoid.
sufficient is written /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/. In IPA the mark ˈ before a syllable marks the stress — say that syllable slightly louder and longer than the others.
Yes. This word is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, and it sits in the quantity group alongside other flagged words such as abundance, adequate, scarcity.
It is used in the Determiners topic (beginner level). A noun usually needs a determiner in English: "I have a pen" (not "I have pen"). Two determiners of the same kind cannot combine: "my this book" is wrong.
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