부족하다
Meaning: to be insufficient, lacking
What does 부족하다 mean?
부족하다 [bujoghada] is an adjective meaning "to be insufficient, lacking". It is rated B1 on the CEFR scale, which means intermediate — used in social and travel situations. This word appears across 2 Lexibeom card packs, making it a high-utility vocabulary item for everyday Korean.
Example Sentences (2)
Here are real-life sentences where 부족하다 [bujoghada] appears naturally. Each example is taken from a Lexibeom learning card and reviewed by our AI pipeline.
선생님들이 준비가 부족하다는 의견도 있어요.
There are also opinions that teachers aren't sufficiently prepared.
📚 From News & Current Events
자료 조사는 거의 끝났는데, 분석 부분이 좀 부족해요.
The research is almost done, but the analysis part is a bit lacking.
📚 From Workplace Communication
How to Use 부족하다 in Conversation
Korean adjectives like 부족하다 behave more like verbs than English adjectives — they conjugate by tense and politeness. The dictionary form ends in 다, but in speech you use the conjugated form (e.g., -아요/-어요 for polite present). When modifying a noun, use the -(으)ㄴ form.
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