모자라
moh-chah-rah
mojara
regular
모자라다
To say to lack, to be short of, to be insufficient politely in the present tense, use 모자라요 (moh-chah-rah-yoh) · mojarayo. Below is the full conjugation of 모자라다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 모자라요 moh-chah-rah-yoh mojarayo | 모자랍니다 moh-chah-rahm-nee-dah mojaramnida | |
| Past | 모자랐어 moh-chah-rah-ssuh mojarasseo | 모자랐어요 moh-chah-rah-ssuh-yoh mojarasseoyo | 모자랐습니다 moh-chah-rah-sseum-nee-dah mojarasseumnida |
| Future | 모자랄 거야 moh-chah-rahl guh-yah mojaral geoya | 모자랄 거예요 moh-chah-rahl guh-yae-yoh mojaral geoyeyo | 모자랄 겁니다 moh-chah-rahl guhm-nee-dah mojaral geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
모자라세요
moh-chah-rah-sae-yoh
mojaraseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
모자라요
moh-chah-rah-yoh
mojarayo
Question Polite (요)
모자라요?
moh-chah-rah-yoh-?
mojarayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
모자라고
moh-chah-rah-goh
mojarago
Conditional "if" — (면)
모자라면
moh-chah-rah-myuhn
mojaramyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
모자라고 있어요
moh-chah-rah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mojarago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
모자라고 싶어요
moh-chah-rah-goh shee-puh-yoh
mojarago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
모자랄 수 있어요
moh-chah-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mojaral su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
모자라서
moh-chah-rah-suh
mojaraseo
Noun form — (기)
모자라기
moh-chah-rah-gee
mojaragi
Noun form — (음)
모자람
moh-chah-rahm
mojaram