sufficis

Sufficis is a Latin verb form, specifically the second person singular present active indicative of the verb sufficere, meaning to suffice or be enough. The root suffic- belongs to a class of -io verbs, and sufficere is commonly cited with the principal parts sufficio, sufficere, suffeci, suffectum. From these, the present indicative forms include sufficio (I suffice), sufficis (you suffice), sufficit (he suffices), sufficimus, sufficitis, sufficiunt. The form sufficis thus corresponds to the “you suffice” meaning in standard Latin grammar.

In usage, sufficis is the second person form used when the subject is explicitly you. A typical construction expresses adequacy for a recipient or purpose, often with a dative indicating for whom something is sufficient. For example, hoc tibi sufficit means “this is enough for you.” The sentence tu sufficis would literally be “you suffice,” a straightforward statement of adequacy about you, though such a direct subject–verb combination is less common in prose and more characteristic of explicit subject emphasis or poetic style.

Sufficere and its forms appear across classical Latin literature to denote sufficiency or adequacy, and sufficis is an ordinary member of its present tense paradigm. The verb’s usage tends to emphasize attainability of a required amount or standard, rather than action on an object. Related terms include sufficere itself and its other tense forms, as well as synonyms and phrases that convey sufficiency in context.

See also sufficere.