足る
たる
taru
JMdict entry #1404750
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb
to be sufficient; to be enough
see: 足りる・1
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to do (the job); to serve; to answer
Kanji in this word
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。
kare ha jibun de ha erai tsumori de iru ga 、 jissai ha toru ni tara nu hito da 。
He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
八方美人頼むに足らず。
happou bijin tanomu ni tara zu 。
A friend to everybody is a friend to 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。
taishuu ni yoxtsu te omonji rare te iru hito ga kanarazu shimo sore wo ukeru ni taru hito to ha ie nai 。
People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it.
私の車は馬力が足らない。
watakushi no kuruma ha bariki ga tara nai 。
My car is deficient in horsepower.
私たちはお金が足らない。
watakushi tachi ha o kane ga tara nai 。
We are short of money.
賢者はひと言にして足る。
kenja ha hitokoto ni shi te taru 。
A word to the wise is sufficient.