Meaning & usage
いくら is an interrogative used to ask the price of an item or service, or the amount of money, time, or quantity involved. It is often used as いくらですか or いくらだった with past tense, and with verbs such as かかる in いくらかかりますか to ask about a required cost. For an approximate figure, add くらい as in いくらくらい, and in polite customer service speech おいくらですか may be heard.
Example sentences 7
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それにいくらかかるか分かってるの？
Do you know how much it costs?
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一人いくらですか？
How much is it for one person?
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このハンカチはいくらですか。
How much is this handkerchief?
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ドルでいくらなの？
How much is it in dollars?
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そのワンピースいくらだった？
How much did that dress cost?
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ここからタクシーで行くといくらくらいかかりますか。
About how much would a taxi be from here?
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この車はいくらですか？
How much does this car cost?
In past JLPT papers
This came up in 3 past exam questions.
