| Description | Phrases | Examples | Notes |
|---|
| How much is it? | いくらしましたか？ | | Asked in the past tense.するto be used for the cost of an item |
| It costs ~ (and that’s expensive) | ~もしました | １万円もしました | To be used with verbs only |
| It costs ~ (and that’s cheap) | ~しかしませんでした | ５万円しかしませんでした | To be used with verbs, and it has to be in a negative form |
| How much it costs (to do something)? | 〜のに〜かかりました？ | パソコンを治るのにいくらかかりましたか? | - Verb has to be in the dictionary form
-かかるis to be used for the cost of doing something, including other contexts (see ) |
| To spend A on B | AをBに使う | 200円をお菓子に使った | |
| To pay A on B | AをBに払う | １万円払いました | - If A is a number, you don’t have to add theをparticle
- 支払うis a fancier way to say pay, similar to “pay” vs “purchase” |
| To pay with ~ | 〜で払う | ビールで払いました | |
| Reasonable price | 妥当 | | - Pronounced “datou”
- The termリーズナブルexists, but it means “cheap” |
| Affordable price | 手頃 | | Something one/most people can buy without thinking |
| For the price, … | 値段の割に〜 | このお寿司、値段の割に美味しかった | |
| A good deal | お得 | お得ですよ | Pronounced “otoku”. Used as an adjective. |
| To save money on something | 特(を)する | 10万円得した | |
| To lose something (usually money) | 損する | | |
| Getting something that’s not yours, and you feign ignorance | ねこばばする | | |
Usage ofかかる
- How much it costs to do something
- For something that you pay regularly, like a subscription
- How long it takes to do something