JLPT N3 grammar

〜掛けの／掛けだmeaning and usage

Meaning

B in the middle of A; half-A B

This point is also listed at N2.

How to form it

  • verb (masu-stem)かけのnoun
  • verb (masu-stem)かけだ
  • verb (masu-stem)かける

How it is used

After a masu-stem, shows an action stopped halfway: 「食べかけのパン」 (half-eaten bread), 「読みかけの本」 (a book you're partway through). The verb 「〜かける」 can also mean 'about to, on the verge of'.

Examples

  1. 食べ掛けの給食をちゃんと食べなさい！

    Finish eating your school lunch! (which you're partway through)

  2. 机の上に、読みかけの本が置いてある。

    There's a half-read book on the desk.

  3. この手紙は、まだ書きかけだ。

    This letter is still only half written.