足る
たる
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to be sufficient; to be enough- to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
- to do (the job); to serve; to answer
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 足るたる | 足りますたります |
| Negative | 足らないたらない | 足りませんたりません |
| Past | 足ったたった | 足りましたたりました |
| Past negative | 足らなかったたらなかった | 足りませんでしたたりませんでした |
| Te-form | 足ってたって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 足れるたれる |
| Passive | 足られるたられる |
| Causative | 足らせるたらせる |
| Volitional | 足ろうたろう |
| Imperative | 足れたれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 足ればたれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 足ったらたったら |
Example sentences
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Is there enough food to go around?
食べ物が足りません。
I don't have enough food.
バナナが足りません。
There are not enough bananas.
コーヒーが足りません。
I'm afraid I've run short of coffee.
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A word to the wise is sufficient.
More examples (10)
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Are there sufficient people in the kitchen?
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People must learn to be satisfied.
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There are not enough chairs in the meeting room.
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The trouble is that I am short of money these days.
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The plan is far from satisfactory.
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The printing business made Bill a small fortune.
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If it is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well.
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He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
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This farm yields enough vegetables to meet our needs.
大衆によって重んじられている人が必ずしもそれを受けるに足る人とは言えない。
People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it.