かかる (Time/Price)

Costs (money), Takes (time)

JLPT N4

Pattern

Time / money + かかる

How it works

かかる means something takes time or costs money: 一時間かかる (it takes an hour), 千円かかる (it costs ¥1,000). No particle is needed after the amount.

Examples

駅まで歩いて二十分かかります。It takes twenty minutes to walk to the station.
レポートは一週間かかりました。The report took a week.

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 5

Put your practice together

Work through a complete paper at your own pace or choose a timed mock exam. No account is needed to begin.

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