Tendency and state

～かけ(の)

half-done; in the middle of; stopped partway

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How to form it

  • Verb (ます-stem) + かけ(の) + Noun
  • Verb (ます-stem) + かける

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Explanation

Shows an action that has been started but not finished, or was interrupted.

As a noun modifier (食べかけのパン) it means a thing that is partly eaten, read or used.

Examples

  1. 食べかけのパンが机の上にある。

    たべかけのパンがつくえのうえにある。

    There is a half-eaten piece of bread on the desk.

  2. 読みかけの本をかばんに入れた。

    よみかけのほんをかばんにいれた。

    I put the book I was in the middle of reading into my bag.

  3. 彼女は何か言いかけて、黙ってしまった。

    かのじょはなにかいいかけて、だまってしまった。

    She started to say something and then fell silent.

Compare with

  • ～っぱなし: っぱなし leaves a state as it is; かけ is an action interrupted partway.

Common mistakes

  • Confusing かけ (unfinished) with 終わり (finished).