KOREAN VERB

모자라다

to be lacking

Conjugation

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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am lacking
NegativeI am not lacking

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was lacking
NegativeI was not lacking

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will be lacking
NegativeI won’t be lacking

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI am lacking (respectfully)
PastI was lacking (respectfully)
FutureI will be lacking (respectfully)

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

월말에는 항상 돈이 조금 모자라요.

At the end of the month, I'm always a bit short of money.
Past

손님이 많아서 의자가 두 개 모자랐어요.

There were a lot of guests, so we were two chairs short.
Future

이 정도면 시간이 모자랄 거예요.

At this rate, there won't be enough time.
Honorific

할머니는 요즘 잠이 많이 모자라세요.

Grandma isn't getting nearly enough sleep these days.
Connectives

돈이 모자라면 제가 조금 보탤게요.

If you're short of money, I'll chip in a little.

What is short takes 이/가: 돈이 모자라요, 시간이 모자라요. 부족하다 is the same, a little more formal; the opposite is 남다, to be left over.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.