La Palabra del Día- Suficiente : enough, adequate, full of oneself, self-satisfied

Question

Post your sentences here and vote for the ones you like. Tomorrow I will select "the correct answer" according to the number of votes each one gets.

My submission:

Eres tan suficiente, y estoy hartando. ¡Ahora de rodillas y pídame!

(You are so full of yourself, and I am fed up. Now get down on your knees and beg me.)

Ruego corecciones a mi gramática, por favor.

• With out a english translation it is hard to provide corrections. Is it supposed to be "You are so full of yourself, and I am fed up. Now on your knees and ask me! - Daniel Oct 7, 2009
• Good point, Daniel. I will do that from now on. - Goyo Oct 7, 2009
• Rough stuff there Greg.I don't think I would call that your submission ;-) - nizhoni1 Oct 7, 2009
• For goodness sake Greg! You can't answer you own question or vote for your own answers!!! Who can beat that? - quépasa Oct 7, 2009
• Ha, Nizhoni. Today I'm switching. :p - Goyo Oct 7, 2009
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Answer 1

Mi confianza no es suficiente para permitirme intentar hablar en español. My confidence is not sufficient to allow me to speak in Spanish.

• permitirme good job nizho - Heidita Oct 7, 2009
• Nor is mine because when I do I never understand the reply :) - Seitheach Oct 7, 2009

Answer 2

Es suficente que descanses un poco antes el maratón siguente

Answer 3

Post your sentences here and vote for the ones you like. Tomorrow I will select "the correct answer" according to the number of votes each one gets.

pufffffff, , I am not posting any more, I never get selected! grrrrrrrrrrr

Eres tan suficiente (???), y me estoy hartando. ¡Ahora de rodillas y pídeme perdón!

Hmmm, I am sorry to see there has been a mistake in the definition of this word.

OMG, I fortunately accustom to check so I am seeing this:

suficiente.

1. adj. Bastante para lo que se necesita.

2. adj. Apto o idóneo.

3. adj. Pedante, engreído que habla con afectación.

I was going to say that suficiente does not mean engreído, however as it seems it does..

I have not only never used the adjective like this but I have no idea where this is used and how, certainly not in Spain. Actually, so much so I thought your sentence was quite incorrect. And for me it is, it would not be understood over here.

We do use autosuficiente, self-sufficient.

Se buscan correcciones de mi gramática, .

This sentence sounds weird, Greg. I would recommend something like: Ruego me corrijan las faltas, ruego correcciones.....

• omg, jejeje, I did get selecte...jeje, anyway, I was just kidding, as everybody knows. - Heidita Oct 7, 2009
• Gracias. ¿Es "Ruego corecciones a mi gramática, por favor." corecto? Ruego es una palabra nueva para mí. Donde está el verbo? - Goyo Oct 7, 2009
• Rogar, ruego, es el verbo, no hace falta poner por favor ya que rogar lo inluye. correcciones es con dos rr, - Heidita Oct 7, 2009

Answer 4

Su gracia es suficiente para mí.

• I was just about to use this one, but you beat me to it. Good job!! - Nicole-B Oct 7, 2009

Answer 5

¿Cuántos votos son suficiente para ganar?

¿Si obtengo un 25 por ciento de los votos será suficiente para ganar el concurso?

Answer 6

Salvo que tengamos suficiente gas, no vayamos a llegar a San Felipe.

(Unless we have enough gas, we won't get to San Felipe.)

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I wanted to use the present subjuctive tense.

• suficiente gasolina, no vamos a llegar - Heidita Oct 7, 2009

Answer 7

jejeje, Iza y yo vamos a tener una competición, pero no te creas, Izan, Izabela es una seria competidora, también Daniel.....mucha competencia me parece a amí.

Con si condicional no va el subjuntivo en presente.

Si obtengo.....

Answer 8

No me hice rico. No tengo mucho dinero, pero es suficiente para mí.