sufficimus

Sufficimus is the first person plural present indicative active form of the Latin verb sufficere, meaning to suffice or be enough. The form translates to “we suffice” or “we are sufficient.” The verb belongs to the third conjugation in the -io subclass, and sufficere is used to express adequacy or sufficiency in relation to a need or requirement.

Morphology and principal parts: sufficere takes the principal parts sufficio, sufficere, suffeci, suffectum. In the present indicative, the forms are sufficio, sufficis, sufficit, sufficimus, sufficitis, sufficiunt. Thus, the first person plural present is sufficimus, the form highlighted in the article’s title.

Usage and syntax: Sufficere typically governs a dative or dependent noun to indicate for whom or for what something suffices. Common constructions include phrases like hoc tibi sufficit (this is enough for you) or haec res nobis sufficit (this matter is enough for us). The verb can appear with negation to express insufficiency, as in non sufficit (it does not suffice). As a basic intransitive-like verb, sufficere emphasizes sufficiency in relation to a context or need rather than describing a physical action.

Examples:

- Hoc tibi sufficit. (This is enough for you.)

- Haec res nobis sufficit. (This matter suffices for us.)

- Sufficimus, si optima condicio obtinet. (We suffice, if the condition holds.)

Etymology and related forms: sufficere derives from Latin components forming a unit meaning to provide enough or to suffice. Related forms include sufficit (he suffices), sufficitis (you all suffice), and suffeci (perfect form). The word appears in classical and late antique Latin texts to denote adequacy or sufficiency in various practical contexts.

See also: sufficere, Latin verbs of the -io conjugation, Latin grammar on transitive and intransitive uses of sufficere.

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