⚖️ Too · Too much / Too many · Enough

“Too” = more than necessary 😵 · “Enough” = sufficient ✅ · Use too much with uncountables, too many with plural countables.

too + adj/adv too much + uncountable / after verb too many + plural noun enough + noun · adj/adv + enough · verb + enough + to-infinitive

🔴TOO (excess)

too + adjective/adverb

You’re too young to enter this club. 🚫
We arrived too late.

too much

+ uncountable noun: There’s too much traffic.
after a verb: You can’t drive — you’ve drunk too much. / He talks too much.
of + determiner/pronoun: too much of the cake, too many of my friends

too many

There were too many people at the concert.
They lost because they made too many mistakes.

🟢ENOUGH (sufficient)

enough + noun

I’ve saved enough money to go to Rome. 🏛️
We don’t have enough time.

adjective/adverb + enough

This bed is big enough for the four of us.
She spoke clearly enough.
❌ You aren’t enough old → ✅ You aren’t old enough.

verb + enough

I didn’t study enough and failed the exam.
You don’t sleep enough.

🎯+ to-infinitive (reason/purpose)

I was too tired to go clubbing.
He’s old enough to vote.
She earns enough to support her family.

⚖️Countability

too much + uncountable: coffee, time, sugar, traffic
too many + plural countable: people, mistakes, chairs
enough works with both: enough water / enough chairs

✅Quick checks

Excess? → too / too much / too many
Sufficient? → enough
Word order: enough + noun · adj/adv + enough
Use very (not too) for strong but neutral meaning: very beautiful ≠ too beautiful (too = more than desirable)

🚫Common mistakes

❌ I’m too much tired to study. → ✅ I’m too tired to study.
❌ You aren’t enough fast. → ✅ You aren’t fast enough.
❌ We don’t have many enough chairs. → ✅ We don’t have enough chairs.
❌ I have too many luggages. → ✅ I have too much luggage. (uncountable)

ℹ️

too ≠ very: She is very kind (strong positive). She is too kind (excess/causes a problem).

🧪More natural examples

The soup is too salty. Add water.
There isn’t enough space in the car.
He spends too much time on his phone.
We invited too many guests for this room.
This laptop is light enough to carry every day.

Recap: too = more than needed; choose too much (uncountable) or too many (plural). Enough shows sufficiency and changes position: enough + noun, adj/adv + enough, verb + enough. Combine with to + verb for reasons. 🌟

⚖️ Too · Too much / Too many · Enough

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