Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI take | ||
| NegativeI don’t take |
JAPANESE VERB
かかる
to take, time or money
- #55 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI took | ||
| NegativeI didn’t take |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formtaking, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am taking | ||
| Please (て ください)please take |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can take | ||
| NegativeI can’t take |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to take | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to take |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s take |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I take
- If, when (たら) if I take
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) take (do it)
- Plain command take!
- Please don’t please don’t take
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am taken | ||
| CausativeI make someone take |
How to use かかる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
えき まで あるいて じゅっぷん かかります。
It takes ten minutes on foot to the station.
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Past
ひっこし に にじゅうまんえん かかった。
The move cost two hundred thousand yen.
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Te-form
まだ じかん が かかって います か？
Is it still taking time?
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Potential
そんな に じかん は かけられません。
We can't spend that much time on it.
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Want to
おかね は あまり かかりたくない。
I'd rather it didn't cost much.
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Volitional
じかん が かかろう と、 さいご まで やります。
However long it takes, I'll see it through.
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Conditional
いちじかん も かかれば、 まにあいません。
If it takes a whole hour, we won't make it.
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Commands and requests
どうか、 これ いじょう おかね が かからないで。
Please, don't let this cost any more money.
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Passive and causative
むすこ に あまり おかね を かからせたくない です。
I don't want my son to run up a lot of expenses.
Good to know
- かかる is for time and money that something takes; かける is what you do to a phone or a lock: でんわ を かけます.
Where you hear かかる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- がっこう まで さんじゅっぷん かかります。 It takes thirty minutes to the school.
- きょうと まで にじかん かかりました。 It took two hours to Kyoto.
- カナダ まで じゅうさん じかん かかります。 It'll take thirteen hours to Canada.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- だいがく まで あるいて ごふん かかる。 It takes five minutes to walk to the university.
- ひっこし は さんじかん かかった。 The move took three hours.
- あした の そうじ は じかん が かかる と おもう。 I think tomorrow's cleaning will take a while.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).