bastante

bastante

1. present participle of bastare

bastante (masculine and feminine plural bastanti)

1. sufficient

bastante (Latin spelling)

1. enough, quite, rather

bastante

1. feminine singular of bastant

Bastar (“to be enough”) +‎ -ante.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bas.ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /baʃ.ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /bas.ˈtɐ̃.te/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
• Hyphenation: bas‧tan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

bastante (comparative mais bastante superlative o mais bastante)

1. enough; sufficiently

   Minha explicação foi bastante clara.

   My explanation was clear enough.

2. rather; fairly; quite

   O livro é bastante velho.

   The book is fairly old.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bastante.

• (enough): suficientemente
• (rather): bem

• (enough): insuficientemente
• (rather): pouco

bastante (plural bastantes)

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

   Leio bastantes livros.

   I read a lot of books.

Some always use singular.

• muito

• pouco

bastante m (uncountable)

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

   Já comi o bastante.

   I have already eaten enough.

• suficiente

bastante m or f (plural bastantes, comparable)

1. (chiefly law) meeting requirements

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

• IPA^(key): /basˈtan.te/

bastante (plural bastantes)

1. enough; sufficient

   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.

bastante

1. quite

   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.

• bastar