足る

たる

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of

JLPT N2 common word

Meaning

v5rvi
to be sufficient; to be enough
v5rvi
to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
v5rvi
to do (the job); to serve; to answer

Example sentences

彼は自分では偉いつもりでいるが、実際はとるに足らぬ人だ。

He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
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.
困ったことに、このごろお金が足りません。

The trouble is that I am short of money these days.