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Learn Hardcore Japanese: tariru - to be enough

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 21
/tariru

tariru

Word

足たりるtariru

Meaning

to be enough

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of tariru

彼かれ　は　向むこう　で　両替りょうがえ　を　したの　に、　現金げんきん　が　足たりない　と　言いって　いる。kare wa mukou de ryougae o shitano ni, genkin ga tarinai to itte iru.

He exchanged money over there, yet he says he doesn’t have enough cash.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

締しめ切きり　まで　時間じかん　が　足たりないの　に、　彼女かのじょ　は　最後さいご　まで　頑張がんばる　つもり　だ。shimekiri made jikan ga tarinaino ni, kanojo wa saigo made ganbaru tsumori da.

Even though there isn’t enough time until the deadline, she plans to do her best until the end.

冷凍食品れいとうしょくひん　とか　インスタントラーメン　とか　ばかり　食たべて　いる　と、　栄養えいよう　が　足たりなく　なる　かも　しれません。reitoushokuhin toka insutantoraamen toka bakari tabete iru to, eiyou ga tarinaku naru kamo shiremasen.

If you eat only frozen food and instant ramen and such, you might not get enough nutrition.

味見あじみ　を　したら　味あじ　が　足たりなかった　ので、　母はは　に　もう　少すこし　塩しお　を　入いれて　ほしい　と　頼たのんだ。ajimi o shitara aji ga tarinakatta node, haha ni mou sukoshi shio o irete hoshii to tanonda.

When I tasted it, the flavor was not strong enough, so I asked my mother to add a little more salt.

ベランダ　の　洗濯せんたくばさみ　が　足たりなかった　から、　タオル　だけ　中なか　に　干ほした。beranda no sentakubasami ga tarinakatta kara, taoru dake naka ni hoshita.

Because there weren’t enough clothespins on the balcony, I hung only the towels inside.

収納しゅうのう　が　足たりない　と　思おもう　なら、　大おおきい　本棚ほんだな　を　買かったら　どう？shuunou ga tarinai to omou nara, ookii hondana o kattara dou?

If you think there isn’t enough storage, how about buying a big bookshelf?

付ふせん　だけ　で　は　足たりなかった　ので、　のり　も　使つかいました。fusen dake de wa tarinakatta node, nori mo tsukaimashita.

Sticky notes alone were not enough, so I used glue too.

証明書しょうめいしょ　が　一枚いちまい　足たりなかった　ので、　申請しんせい　は　明日あした　に　なりました。shoumeisho ga ichimai tarinakatta node, shinsei wa ashita ni narimashita.

One certificate was missing, so the application had to wait until tomorrow.

スマホ　の　充電じゅうでん　が　まだ　足たりない　ので、　もう　少すこし　待まちます。sumaho no juuden ga mada tarinai node, mou sukoshi machimasu.

My phone still isn’t charged enough, so I’ll wait a little longer.

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