Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bastante”.
It can be used as an adjective, adverb or pronoun that can be translated as “enough”, “quite a lot [of]” or “quite”. In some countries such as Colombia, Argentina and Chile, the word “bastante” is often used to mean something more like “a lot” or “too much” rather than “enough”.
The word “bastante” comes from the verb “bastar”, meaning “to be enough” or “to suffice.
Example sentences
Hay bastante espacio para todos.
There’s enough space for everyone.
Es bastante difícil, pero no imposible.
It’s quite difficult, but not impossible.
Bastante tengo con mis propios problemas.
I have enough with my own problems.
Bebí bastante agua después del ejercicio.
I drank quite a bit of water after exercising.
Llegamos bastante temprano.
We arrived quite early.
