Korean phrase

~ 개 모자라. ~ kae mo ja ra

Meaning

___ short

When to use it

It means that a certain number of items are missing. It states how many more are needed to reach the target number.

Example dialogue

블록 열두 개로 탑을 만들자. peul lok yeol du kae ro ta beul man deul ja

Let's make a tower with twelve blocks.

열 개밖에 없어. 두 개 모자라. yeol kae ba kke eop sseo tu kae mo ja ra

There are only ten. We're two short.

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