Not Enough
Insufficient, Not Sufficient
expression
You know the word 足りる from Level 4. What is this one? it's the opposite (negative form on a verb is ない). So, what is the opposite of 足りる (To be sufficient)? The opposite is to not be sufficient or not enough.
The reading is the same as 足りる (たりる) which you should have seen in Level 4.
お金が足りない
not enough money
何かが足りない
something is missing
メモリーが足りない
not enough memory
お金が十円足りないんです。
I’m ten yen short.
玉ねぎが一つ足りない。
We are one onion short.
このソファをロフトに上げるには力が足りない。
I don't have enough strength to raise this sofa to the loft.