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かかる

kakaru

Description

「かかる」は、お金や時間がひつようになるときや、何かが上からぶらさがるとき、電話がくるときなど、いろいろな場面でつかう動詞です。

"かかる" is a verb used in various situations, such as when money or time is needed, something hangs from above, or when a phone call comes.

Meanings

かかるkakaru

to take (time or money); to cost

駅まで三十分かかる。

It takes thirty minutes to get to the station.

かかるkakaru

to hang; to be hung on something

壁に絵がかかっている。

A picture is hanging on the wall.

かかるkakaru

to come in (a phone call); to be received

友だちから電話がかかってきた。

I got a phone call from a friend.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    かかる is intransitive; its transitive partner is かける (to hang, to spend, to make a call).

  • Etymology

    written 掛かる in kanji, but usually written in hiragana in everyday use.

In videos

“当然お金がたくさんかかるという意味です。”

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