Japanese

かかる

かかる
Meaning: to take (time, money); to cost
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present かかる かからない
Polite かかります かかりません
Past かかった かからなかった
Polite + Past かかりました かかりませんでした
Te-form かかって かからなくて
Potential かかれる かかれない
Passive かかられる かかられない
Causative かからせる かからせない
Causative + Passive かからされる かからされない
Imperative かかれ かかるな

Example sentences

この仕事は時間がかかる。
This work takes time.
時間がかかる
It takes time.
三時間くらいかかる
It takes about three hours.
駅から家まで歩いて五分かかる。
It takes five minutes to walk from the station to the house.
成功するかどうかは、本人の努力のみにかかっている。
Whether you succeed or not depends only on your own effort.

Usage Notes

Often used to describe the requirement of resources like time or money for a specific activity.

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