All verbs

/syfiʁ/to be enoughB1

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
an infinitive · no object · de — Impersonal il suffit de + infinitive; otherwise no object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
suffisons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

suffi-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

suffis-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

suffis-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

suffis-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

suffis-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
suffire
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

suffir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

suffir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

suffire

Past participle
suffi

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

suffi

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

suffi

Conjugation

présent
Ije suffis/ʒə syfi/I am enough
youtu suffis/ty syfi/you are enough
he/sheil suffit/il syfi/he is enough
wenous suffisons/nu syfizɔ̃/we are enough
youvous suffisez/vu syfize/you are enough
theyils suffisent/il syfiz/they are enough

Examples

  • Ça suffit.

    /sa sy.fi/

    That's enough.

  • Il suffit d'appuyer sur le bouton.

    /il sy.fi da.py.i.je syʁ lə bu.tɔ̃/

    You just have to press the button.

  • Ça ne suffit pas.

    /sa nə sy.fi pa/

    That's not enough.

Set phrases

  • il suffit de

    you just have to

  • Ça suffit !

    That's enough!

Notes

  • Il suffit de… means "all you have to do is…" — the standard way to give a simple instruction: Il suffit d'appuyer sur le bouton.

  • Ça suffit ! is "that's enough!" — said sharply to stop someone.