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たる
verb (godan)
to be sufficient, to be worthy of
自動詞 intransitiveformalliteraryaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()らない
Present polite()ります()りません
Past()った()らなかった
Past polite()りました()りませんでした
て form()って()らなくて
ている present()っている()っていない
ている polite()っています()っていません
ている past()っていた()っていなかった
ている past polite()っていました()っていませんでした
Conditional ば()れば()らなければ
Conditional たら()ったら()らなかったら
Volitional()ろう
Volitional polite()りましょう
Potential()れる()れない
Passive()られる()られない
Causative()らせる()らせない
Imperative()()るな
1. to be sufficient, to be enough
To meet the requirements or standards needed.
Is this amount sufficient?
[Note: ()りる (ichidan verb form) is more common in modern Japanese]
A thousand yen will be enough.
It's a trivial problem.
2. to be worthy of, to deserve
To have the qualities needed to be considered something.
He is a person worthy of trust.
His actions deserve criticism.
It's hard to find a person truly worthy of respect.

()る is a classical/literary form meaning 'to be sufficient' or 'to be worthy of.' In modern Japanese, the ichidan verb ()りる is more commonly used for the meaning 'to be enough.'

Transitivity

Modern usage

()る is mainly used in formal/literary expressions, especially in the pattern 「~()る」(worthy of ~).

Common expressions

Similar words

  • ()る: Classical/literary, used in 「~()る」
  • ()りる: Modern, used for 'to be enough'

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