No. 2,588 in Korean
부족하다는
"부족하다는" means "to be insufficient" or "to lack."
In a sentence
그 프로젝트는 시간이 부족하다는 이유로 연기되었습니다.
The project was postponed due to the reason that time was insufficient.
Here, '부족하다는' conveys a condition where resources, specifically time, are insufficient or lacking, used as part of an explanatory clause.
그는 경험이 부족하다는 평을 받았습니다.
He received feedback that he lacked experience.
In this context, '부족하다는' is employed to describe a subjectively assessed shortfall in experience, forming a descriptive clause.
학교의 시설이 부족하다는 의견이 많습니다.
There are many opinions that the school's facilities are inadequate.
Here, '부족하다는' expresses the perceived inadequacy or insufficiency of facilities, used as a quoted opinion.
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