足(た)りる

たりる
verb (ichidan)
to be sufficient, to be enough
1. to be sufficient, to be enough
For something to be adequate in quantity or quality.
お金(かね)が足(た)りない。
I don't have enough money.
Very common negative usage
これで足(た)りますか。
Is this enough?
時間(じかん)が足(た)りなくなった。
I ran out of time.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pattern: Xが足(た)りる (X is sufficient).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing state. 足(た)りている = 'is sufficient.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 足(た)りない (not enough—very common)
  • 足(た)りる (is enough)
  • これで足(た)りる (this is enough)
  • Xが足(た)りない (lacking X)
  • 足(た)りなくなる (run out of, become insufficient)

NEGATIVE USAGE: This verb is very often used in the negative. 足(た)りない is one of the most common ways to express insufficiency.

RELATED:

  • 足(た)す: to add (to make sufficient)
  • 十分(じゅうぶん): enough, sufficient (noun/na-adj)

DON'T CONFUSE:

  • 足(た)りる: to be sufficient (ichidan verb)
  • 足(た)す: to add (godan verb)

These are different verbs with related but distinct meanings.

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Added 2026.1.8 21:57 · Revised 2026.3.7 9:53
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