Look at the different way to express ''not enough'':
Je n'ai pas assez de lait.
I don't have enough milk.
Elle ne court pas assez vite.
She doesn't run fast enough.
Il n'est pas assez grand.
He's not tall enough.
Not + [adjective / adverb] + enough = ne ... pas assez + [adjectif / adverbe]
Note that "assez" is always placed before the adjective / adverb it applies to (unlike in English).
Not enough (of) + [noun] = ne ... pas assez de/d' + [noun]
Note also that "de" in front of nouns never becomes du, de la, de l' or des.
It will however become d' in front of a vowel or mute h.
Adrienne
Kwiziq community member
21 May 2017
1 reply
pronunciation of "pas assez" - should the 's' elide into 'assez'?
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
22 May 2017
22/05/17
First, a quick note about terminology: "elide" means to get rid of (as in je + ai = j'ai, the e is elided). But what you're asking about is liaisons: should there be a liaison between pas and assez? And the answer is that this type of liaison is optional: you can pronounce it for more formal French, or not pronounce it for less formal French.
See my lesson on liaisons for more info.