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Learn Hardcore Japanese: kakaru - to take time

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 21
/kakaru

kakaru

Word

かかるkakaru

Meaning

to take (time)

Part of speech

group 1, verb

Pronunciation

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Hardcore Japanese

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Usages of kakaru

彼女かのじょ　は　新あたらしい　職場しょくば　に　慣なれるの　に　時間じかん　が　かかる。kanojo wa atarashii shokuba ni nareruno ni jikan ga kakaru.

It takes time for her to get used to her new workplace.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

会議かいぎ　の　準備じゅんび　は　時間じかん　が　かかります。kaigi no junbi wa jikan ga kakarimasu.

Preparing for a meeting takes time.

事故じこ　で　渋滞じゅうたいして　いて、　目的地もくてきち　まで　一時間いちじかん　も　かかった　んです。jiko de juutaishite ite, mokutekichi made ichijikan mo kakatta ndesu.

There was a traffic jam because of an accident, and it took as long as an hour to reach the destination.

私わたし　の　家いえ　から　図書館としょかん　まで　一時間いちじかん　かかります。watashi no ie kara toshokan made ichijikan kakarimasu.

It takes one hour to get from my house to the library.

彼かれ　は　さっき　家いえ　を　出でた　ところ　だから、　駅えき　に　着つく　まで　あと　十分じゅっぷん　くらい　かかる。kare wa sakki ie o deta tokoro dakara, eki ni tsuku made ato juppun kurai kakaru.

He has just left home, so it will take about ten more minutes for him to get to the station.

少々しょうしょう　時間じかん　が　かかります　が、　資料しりょう　は　今日中きょうじゅう　に　送信そうしんさせて　いただきます。shoushou jikan ga kakarimasu ga, shiryou wa kyoujuu ni soushinsasete itadakimasu.

It will take a little time, but I will send the materials by the end of today.

朝あさ　早はやく　行いったの　に、　診察しんさつ　まで　一時間いちじかん　も　かかりました。asa hayaku ittano ni, shinsatsu made ichijikan mo kakarimashita.

Even though I went early in the morning, it still took a whole hour before my examination.

駅えき　から　図書館としょかん　まで　歩あるいて　五分ごふん　かかります。eki kara toshokan made aruite gofun kakarimasu.

It takes five minutes to walk from the station to the library.

この　シャツ　は　ボタン　が　多おおい　ので、　着きるの　に　少すこし　時間じかん　が　かかります。kono shatsu wa botan ga ooi node, kiruno ni sukoshi jikan ga kakarimasu.

This shirt has a lot of buttons, so it takes a little time to put on.

写真しゃしん　が　多おおすぎて、　ダウンロード　も　アップロード　も　時間じかん　が　かかりました。shashin ga oosugite, daunroodo mo appuroodo mo jikan ga kakarimashita.

There were too many photos, so both downloading and uploading took time.

担当部署たんとうぶしょ　が　まだ　決きまって　いない　らしくて、　返事へんじ　に　時間じかん　が　かかって　います。tantoubusho ga mada kimatte inai rashikute, henji ni jikan ga kakatte imasu.

It seems the department in charge hasn’t been decided yet, so the reply is taking time.

この　カメラ　の　修理しゅうり　は　時間じかん　が　かかります。kono kamera no shuuri wa jikan ga kakarimasu.

Repairing this camera takes time.

グループ　に　未読みどく　の　メッセージ　が　たくさん　たまって　いて、　読よむの　に　時間じかん　が　かかった。guruupu ni midoku no messeeji ga takusan tamatte ite, yomuno ni jikan ga kakatta.

There were a lot of unread messages piled up in the group, so it took time to read them.

価格交渉かかくこうしょう　で　値下ねさげ　が　できる　一方いっぽう　で、　時間じかん　も　かかる。kakakukoushou de nesage ga dekiru ippou de, jikan mo kakaru.

Price negotiation can produce a reduction, while it also takes time.

窯かま　で　の　焼成しょうせい　は　時間じかん　が　かかる。kama de no shousei wa jikan ga kakaru.

Firing pottery in a kiln takes time.

素焼すやき　に　限かぎらず、　本焼ほにゃき　も　時間じかん　が　かかった。suyaki ni kagirazu, honyaki mo jikan ga kakatta.

Not only bisque firing but final firing also took time.

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