够【gòu】

够 means "enough". The simplest frame puts the thing first and 够 after it as the comment, with 不 for "not enough".

Before an adjective

"Big enough", "safe enough" – 够 goes in front of the adjective, the reverse of English.

• × 这个房间大够 → 这个房间够大

Before a verb

够 + verb says there's enough for that purpose: 够吃 "enough to eat", 够用 "enough to use". The person can go between: 够你用.

够了

On its own, 够了 can mean "that's enough!" – a sharp way to tell someone to stop.

Where it goes wrong

English puts "enough" after the noun as an object. In Chinese the noun becomes the topic and 够 is the comment.

• × 我有钱够 → 我的钱够了
• × 我们没有够椅子 → 我们的椅子不够

The formal 足够 can stand before a noun with 的: 足够的时间.