đã không đủ.
/ɗa˧˨ʔ˨˩˦ kʰɔŋ˧˦ ʔɗu˧˦/
VI
was not enough, has not been enough
Thời gian đã không đủ để hoàn thành bài kiểm tra.
There was not enough time to finish the test.
Etymology
"đã" is a Vietnamese aspect marker for completed past actions borrowed from Old Chinese. "không" is a native Vietnamese negator, and "đủ" comes from Middle Chinese meaning "sufficient", forming the common phrase to describe insufficient past conditions.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: đã = past action marker, không = not, đủ = enough → together: (past) not enough.
Collocations
đã không đủ thời gianđã không đủ tiềnđã không đủ năng lực
Synonyms
đã chẳng đủđã không đủ sức
Antonyms
đã đủ rồiđã dư dả
Related Words
đủkhông đủsẽ không đủ
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