に足る / に足りる【にたる / にたりる】

can do, worthy, worth doing, to be worthy of, to be enough, to be sufficient

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Structure

[verb (dictionary form)] + に足る / に足りる [noun] + に足る / に足りる

Description

に足る means "worth", "enough to": something meets the bar for trusting, respecting, noticing or proving. It goes after the dictionary form of a verb, or after a する-noun such as しんらい信頼 or ちゅうもく注目, and usually before a noun. にたりる足りる is the same expression in its modern form; に足る is the one you see most.

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He is a person you can trust.

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This research has produced results worth noticing.

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The evidence was enough to prove guilt.

に足る or に値する

Both are formal. に足る says something reaches a threshold: it is enough to justify trusting or proving. にあたいする値する says something deserves a response because of its value.

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His argument was worth listening to carefully.

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His effort deserves praise.

Negative: に足らない

The negative, にたらない足らない or にたりない足りない, means "not worth", and is more common than the affirmative. とる取るにたらない足らない, "trivial", is a set phrase.

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That is nothing to be surprised about.

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That is a trivial problem.

Register

に足る belongs to essays, reviews, formal speeches and evaluations. In conversation, a potential verb does the job: しんらい信頼できる, そんけい尊敬できる.

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You can trust him.

Examples

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She is a person worthy of trust.

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This research achieved results worth paying attention to.

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That is nothing to be surprised about.

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Don't be swayed by trivial rumors.

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His argument had content worth listening to carefully.

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This incident raises important issues worth debating.

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Leaders truly worthy of respect are hard to find.

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They are an opponent not worth fearing.

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That evidence was sufficient to prove guilt.

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His actions are not even worth criticizing.

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This work is a masterpiece worthy of being passed down to future generations.

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It was a minor mistake not worth mentioning.

References

に足るBunpro

に足らない / に足りない

に限ったことではない