かかる
かかる
it takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.)
Kakaru (かかる) is a godan verb meaning "it takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.)". Its polite form is かかります (kakarimasu), its te form is かかって (kakatte), its past form is かかった (kakatta), and its negative form is かからない (kakaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Kakaru (かかる) conjugation quick reference
かかる means "it takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kakaru example sentences
1) バスに乗るのに1000円かかります。
It costs 1000 yen to take the bus.
2) その仕事を終えるのに３時間かかった。
It took three hours to finish that job.
3) 映画館まで行くのに30分かからない。
It doesn't take 30 minutes to go to the movie theater.
How to use Kakaru: grammar notes
•Use かかる with time or money to say how long something takes or how much it costs — for example, 1時間かかる means "It takes one hour."
•The thing that takes time or money usually comes before かかる with no particle, but you can use に to show what the time or money is for — like 東京に行くのに3時間かかる ("It takes 3 hours to go to Tokyo").
•Don’t use を with かかる — since it’s an intransitive verb, there’s no direct object, so saying お金をかかる is incorrect; say お金がかかる instead.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Kakaru
時間がかかる
It takes time
お金がかかる
It costs money / It takes money
電話がかかる
A phone call comes in / The phone rings
Kakaru (かかる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | かかる | kakaru |
| Masu Form | かかります | kakarimasu |
| Te Form | かかって | kakatte |
| Past Form | かかった | kakatta |
| Negative Form | かからない | kakaranai |
| Past Negative | かからなかった | kakaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | かかります | kakarimasu |
| Polite Past | かかりました | kakarimashita |
| Polite Negative | かかりません | kakarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | かかりませんでした | kakarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | かかれる | kakareru |
| Passive Form | かかられる | kakarareru |
| Causative Form | かからせる | kakaraseru |
| Causative Passive | かからされる | kakarasareru |
| Volitional Form | かかろう | kakarou |
| Imperative Form | かかれ | kakare |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | かかれば | kakareba |
| Conditional (たら) | かかったら | kakattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | かかっている | kakatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | かかりたい | kakaritai |
| Prohibition | かかるな | kakaruna |