足る – Vocabulary details

足たる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

1. to be sufficient; to be enough

だがそれを説せつ明めいするのには、時じ間かんが足たらん。But there is not enough time to explain that.

2. to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve

in the form に足る after a verb

この少しょう年ねんは信しん頼らいするに足たる。This boy is worthy of trust.

3. to do (the job); to serve; to answer

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to be fulfilled; to be satisfied

authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in

to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life

私わたしたちはお金かねが足たらない。

We don't have enough money.

だがそれを説せつ明めいするのには、時じ間かんが足たらん。

But there is not enough time to explain that.

どうせ取とるに足たらぬことですわ。

It is a trivial matter anyway.

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