Tilstrækkeligt

Tilstrækkeligt is a Danish adjective and adverb meaning sufficient or adequate, indicating that a quantity, quality, or condition meets a required standard. It can describe a noun directly (tilstrækkeligt lys, tilstrækkelige ressourcer) or function as an adverb in predicates (Det er tilstrækkeligt). The adverbial sense overlaps with the neuter singular form of the adjective, and the word inflects for number and gender: tilstrækkeligt (neuter singular), tilstrækkelig (common singular), tilstrækkelige (plural).

Usage and inflection follow standard Danish adjective patterns. When describing plural nouns, the form is tilstrækkelige, as in tilstrækkelige ressourcer. In attributive position before a singular neuter noun, it appears as tilstrækkeligt, for example et tilstrækkeligt lys. It functions in both everyday language and formal or regulatory contexts to express that a minimum standard has been met. Phrases such as tilstrækkeligt med beviser and tilstrækkelige forhold are common in legal, academic, and administrative texts.

Contexts and nuances. Tilstrækkeligt is often used in discussions of resources, time, evidence, or quality standards. It is closely related to the noun tilstrækkelighed (adequacy), and to the concept of adequacy in assessments and evaluations. It is important to distinguish tilstrækkeligt from more generous terms like rigeligt (ample) or overflødig (excessive), which imply different thresholds.

Translations and cognates. In English, tilstrækkeligt translates as sufficient or adequate. In Norwegian Bokmål the cognate tilstrekkelig, and in Swedish tillräcklig share the same core meaning. The word etymologically conveys the sense of something that reaches a required level or amount.