Published January 9, 2024 • Updated June 19, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Assez is a common French word meaning “enough,” “quite,” “rather,” or “fairly,” depending on the context. When followed by a noun, the structure assez de + noun means “enough + noun.” It can also be used with adjectives, adverbs, and verbs to express a sufficient amount or degree. You’ll also hear the expression en avoir assez de, which means “to be fed up with” or “to have had enough of.”
IPA pronunciation of assez is /a.se/, which sounds approximately like “ah-say”.
Example sentences
Nous avons assez de fromage pour faire trois pizzas.
We have enough cheese to make three pizzas.
Je n’ai pas assez de temps cet après-midi pour aller au supermarché.
I don’t have enough time this afternoon to go to the supermarket.
J’en ai assez de ce temps froid et je veux partir en vacances !
I’ve had enough of this cold weather and I want to go on vacation.
Julien est assez grand pour manger le homard lui-même.
Julien is big enough to eat the lobster himself!
Sylvie chante assez bien mais elle danse très mal !
Sylvie sings quite well but she dances very poorly!
Heureusement il a assez neigé cette saison pour faire du ski.
Luckily it snowed enough this season to ski.
Beaucoup de + noun means “a lot of” and follows the same pattern as assez.
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Related French Quantity Words
- beaucoup — a lot, much
- peu — little, few
- trop — too much, too many
- autant — as much, as many
- plus — more
- moins — less, fewer
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