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You can also indicate that you think something is sufficient by using 'enough'. 'Enough' always comes after the adjective, and never before it.

• I was not a good enough rider.
• It seemed that Henry had not been careful enough.

'Enough' can be followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with 'for' to indicate a person involved or a 'to-' infinitive clause to indicate a related action.

• A girl in the factory wasn't good enough for him.
• If you find that the white wine is not cold enough for you, ask for some ice to be put in it.
• The children are old enough to travel to school on their own.
• None of the richly growing crops was ripe enough to eat.

Note that when 'enough' is used after an adjective, you can use 'just' in front of the adjective to indicate that someone or something has a sufficient amount of the quality described by the adjective, but no more than that.

• Some of these creatures are just large enough to see with the naked eye.

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'Enough' can also be a determiner (see paragraphs 1.208 to 1.232).

• He hasn't had enough exercise.

When 'enough' is used as a determiner, it can have a submodifier in front of it.

• There was just enough space for a bed.
• They now have almost enough scholars.