bastante

Galician

Alternative forms

• abastante

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. From the archaic present participle of bastar: bastar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈtante/ [bas̺ˈt̪an̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: bas‧tan‧te

Adjective

bastante m or f (plural bastantes)

1. enough

   Synonym: suficiente

   Durou a festiña do dito castelo anque foi de présa mui bastante tempo.

   The party at the said castle lasted for quite enough time.

Related terms

• bastar

Adverb

bastante

1. enough

   Synonym: abondo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abastante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bastante”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bastante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bastante”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bastante”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈstan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: ba‧stàn‧te

Adjective

bastante (plural bastanti)

1. sufficient

Derived terms

• bastantemente

Participle

bastante (plural bastanti)

1. present participle of bastare

Further reading

• bastante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladino

Adverb

bastante (Latin spelling)

1. enough, quite, rather

Norman

Adjective

bastante

1. feminine singular of bastant

Portuguese

Etymology

From bastar (“to be enough”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈtɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: bas‧tan‧te

Adverb

bastante (not comparable)

1. enough; sufficiently

   Antonym: insuficientemente

   Vou fazer uma pausa, porque já trabalhei bastante. ― I'm going to take break, because I've worked enough.

2. rather; fairly; quite

   Antonym: pouco

   O livro é bastante velho. ― The book is fairly old.

   A explicação foi bastante clara. ― The explanation was quite clear.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bastante.

Determiner

bastante m or f (plural bastantes)

1. many; a lot of; a large amount of

   Synonym: muito

   Antonym: pouco

   Leio bastantes livros.

   I read a lot of books.

Usage notes

Some always use singular.

Noun

bastante m (uncountable)

1. (with definite article o) enough things; a sufficient amount

   Synonym: suficiente

   Já comi o bastante.

   I have already eaten enough.

Adjective

bastante m or f (plural bastantes)

1. (Brazil, chiefly law) meeting requirements

Spanish

Etymology

From bastar (“to suffice, be enough”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈtante/ [basˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: bas‧tan‧te

Adjective

bastante m or f (masculine and feminine plural bastantes)

1. enough; sufficient

   Synonym: suficiente

   Necesitas beber bastante agua.

   You need to drink enough water.

2. quite some; quite a bit (of)

   Toma bastante tiempo.

   It takes quite some time.

3. abundant

   Synonym: abundante

Derived terms

• bastantemente

 

Adverb

bastante

1. quite, rather, pretty, fairly

   Es bastante claro.

   It is quite clear.

2. enough; sufficiently

   He trabajado bastante.

   I have worked enough.

3. quite a bit; to a considerable degree

   Lo conozco bastante.

   I know him quite well.

   Ha llovido bastante la última semana.

   It has rained quite a lot in the last week.

Related terms

• bastar

 

Further reading

• “bastante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28