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かかる (kakaru)

to take time or money

  • JLPT N5
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #388 most frequent

Meaning

かかる (kakaru) is a JLPT N5 verb meaning “to take time or money”.

Example sentences 11

彼女かのじょはインフルエンザにかかっていますね。

She has come down with the flu.

性病せいびょうにかかりました。

I had V.D.

彼かれはガンにかかった。

He has got cancer.

彼かれは風邪かぜにかかった。

He caught a cold.

Conjugation table

かかる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryかかるkakaru
Negativeかからないkakaranai
Pastかかったkakatta
Past negativeかからなかったkakaranakatta
Polite (ます)かかりますkakarimasu
Polite negativeかかりませんkakarimasen
Polite pastかかりましたkakarimashita
Polite past negativeかかりませんでしたkakarimasendeshita
Te-formかかってkakatte
Conditional (ば)かかればkakareba
Conditional (たら)かかったらkakattara
Potentialかかれるkakareru
Passiveかかられるkakarareru
Causativeかからせるkakaraseru
Causative-passiveかからせられるkakaraserareru
Volitionalかかろうkakarou
Volitional politeかかりましょうkakarimashou
Imperativeかかれkakare
Desire (たい)かかりたいkakaritai

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