adjectivebasicLetter E

English to Somali dictionary

enough in Somali

Sufficient or adequate

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Reviewed August 20, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

ku filan[1][2][3]

adjective

Sufficient or adequate

bes[1][2]

noun / interjection

Enough; that's enough

Useful combinations

Common phrases with enough

enough

ku filan[1][3]

enough milk

caano ku filan[1][3]

enough sleep

hurdo kugu filan[1][4]

Real usage

Example sentences

It is enough for me.

sufficiency

Wuu igu filan yahay.[1]

There should be enough milk.

wish

Caana ku filan ha yaalleen![1][4]

That is enough.

stop

Waa bes.[1]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Ku filan and bes

Ku filan is the main adjective meaning sufficient or enough, and it often follows the noun it describes. Zorc also lists bes for enough or that's enough, and the related sufficiency noun kifaayo.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about enough in Somali

How do you say enough in Somali?

The main phrase is ku filan. Bes is also attested for enough or that's enough.

Evidence

References checked

[1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)
Checked ku filan as sufficient to/for, adequate, with the example Wuu igu filan yahay, and bes as enough/sufficiency.
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[2] English to Somali Finder List (R. David Zorc)
Checked enough and sufficient as ku filan, enough as bes, and be enough as kafee/kaafi.
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[3] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked ku filan in the enough section.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked the sourced construction hurdo kugu filan and the related enough-sleep pattern.
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