Complete Japanese Expression Guide by Mizue Sasaki

Author:Mizue Sasaki
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0469-3
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

lack something

HISHO:

Kon'ya no pātii-kaijō, kore de yoroshii desu ka?

BUCHŌ:

Totemo yoi keredo, nanika mono tarinai ne.

SECRETARY:

Will this place be suitable for this evening's party?

DEPARTMENT CHIEF:

It's quite good but there's just something lacking.

Mono tarinai means that something is lacking, leaving one with a sense of dissatisfaction. Tarinai by itself means insufficient, while mono tarinai refers to something lacking from a psychological point of view. Compounds with mono include mono osoroshii (frightening, horrible), mono sabishii (lonesome, dreary), mono sawagashii (noisy, boisterous), and mono shizuka (quiet, tranquil).

EXAMPLES

1. Yūshoku, oishikatta kedo, nanika mono tarinai desu ne.

Dinner was delicious; however, something was wanting.

2. Kare wa majime da ga, seikaku-teki ni nanika mono tarinai tokoro ga am.

He is an earnest type of person but there's something missing in his character.

3. Kono kikakusho, aidea wa yoi ga, dokoka mono tarinai ne.

This plan has some good ideas but it leaves something to be desired.

4. Kimi no doresu, suteki da ga, nanika ga mono tarinai ne.

Your dress is lovely but there's something lacking.

5. Kyō no ensō wa, chotto mono tarinakatta.

Today's performance was not quite what it should have been.

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