~かけ

〜kake

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Formation

Verb-ますstem + かけ

Expresses the meaning of being in the middle of doing something or of something being partway done.

When to use

ます stem + かけ: half done, left unfinished (読みかけの本).

Explanation

The ~かけ grammar point is used to indicate that something is in the process of being done or is partway completed. This is often used with verbs to describe an action that is not yet finished or is ongoing. The verb should be in its ます-form, and かけ is added after removing the ます.

Example sentences

Stage Of An Action (About To / In The Middle Of / Just Did)

Corpus examples (60)

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