Decoded Slug: ～足りない (～tarinai)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
～足りない (～tarinai)
～足りない (～tarinai)
Short explanation:
Express insufficiency or lack of something.
Formation:
Verb-casual, non-past + ほど/だけ + 足りない, Noun + が + 足りない
Examples:
私の日本語の能力はまだまだ足りない。
Watashi no nihongo no nouryoku wa madamada tarinai.
My Japanese ability is still not enough.
時間が足りないから、今から急がなければなりません。
Jikan ga tarinai kara, ima kara isoganakereba narimasen.
We don't have enough time, so we have to hurry now.
彼の説明では詳細が足りない。
Kare no setsumei dewa shousai ga tarinai.
His explanation lacks detail.
料理するための食材が足りない。
Ryouri suru tame no shokuzai ga tarinai.
There is not enough food to cook with.
Long explanation:
The ～足りない grammar point is used to express that something is insufficient or not enough. This can be related to quantity, degree, time, or ability. It is often used with negative expressions.
