〜かける / 〜かけの
Formation
N3TendencyNeutral
Variations
掛ける
掛けの
Meaning
Expresses that an action has started but is not yet finished, or is about to happen.
Examples
彼は何かを言いかけてやめた。
He started to say something but stopped.
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