<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='309'>今日（きょう）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='517'>宿題（しゅくだい）</span>は<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='42' data-vocab-id='230'>もう</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='873'>終（お）わり</span><strong>かけ</strong>です。

描（か）き<strong>かけの</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='879'>絵（え）</span>を<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='640'>早（はや）く</span>完成（かんせい）させたい。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='654'>時計（とけい）</span>壊（こわ）れ<strong>かけ</strong>だけど、ないよりは<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='7' data-vocab-id='16'>いい</span>か。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1059'>靴（くつ）</span>を履（は）き<strong>かけて</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1060'>靴下（くつした）</span>を履（は）いていないと気（き）づいた。

書（か）き<strong>かけた</strong>まま出（だ）していない<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='600'>手紙（てがみ）</span>があります。

忘（わす）れ<strong>かけていた</strong>思（おも）い出（で）が急（きゅう）に蘇（よみがえ）った。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>は、何冊（なんさつ）も読（よ）み<strong>かけの</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='685'>本（ほん）</span>がある。

食（た）べ<strong>かけの</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='82'>ケーキ</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='166'>でも</span>良（よ）ければあります<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

交通（こうつう）事故（じこ）で危（あや）うく死（し）に<strong>かけた</strong>。

剥（は）がれ<strong>かけ</strong>ているポスターを貼（は）り直（なお）してください。

飲（の）み<strong>かけの</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='121'>ジュース</span>があるのを忘（わす）れていた。

拭（ふ）き<strong>かけた</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='162'>テーブル</span>をちゃんと<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='670'>最後（さいご）</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>拭（ふ）いてください。

「うちに、～うではないか、あり得ない、あり得る、おかげで、おそれがある、限り、かけ」

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<div class='writeup-body'>Being an unofficial helper verb, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span> is what is known as a 造語（ぞうご） (neologism), and carries one specific meaning when used in conjunction with other words. This is  similar to <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='272'>向（む）け</span>. <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span> comes from the verb 掛（か）ける 'to suspend', and may be attached to the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連用形・れんようけい'>conjunctive form</span> or other verbs, in order to convey that they are 'unfinished'. Usually this translates as 'half (A)', 'about to (A)', or 'not yet finished (A)'.<br><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span> behaves like a noun, so may be followed by the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='格助詞・かくじょし'>case marking particle</span> の when attached directly to another noun, or by <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span> when at the end of a sentence.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>俺（おれ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span>だ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>けど</span>大丈夫（だいじょうぶ）？</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This is half-eaten by me, is that okay?</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='5'>これ</span>は私（わたし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>飲（の）み<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This is my half-drunken one.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>彼（かれ）は死（し）に<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>子犬（こいぬ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>救（すく）った。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>He saved a puppy that was about to die. (Half dead)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>彼女（かのじょ）は壊（こわ）れ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>パソコン<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>買（か）って直（なお）す<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='16'>の</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>趣味（しゅみ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Her hobby is to buy half-broken computers and fix them. (Computers on the verge of breaking)</div></li></ul>Occasionally, the verb 掛（か）ける itself may be used instead of the noun form, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span>.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>やばい、死（し）に<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span>る<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='448'>ところだった</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Wow, I was about to be dying right there. (Almost on the verge of dying)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>飲（の）み<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span>た水（みず）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>捨（す）てる。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I will throw away my half drunk water.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>As the literal meaning of 掛（か）ける is 'to suspend', it expresses that something is stuck somewhere in the process of happening. This is similar to taking a photo of someone that is jumping. In the photo it will look like they are 'suspended', but that is only because one particular moment has been captured, somewhere between the start and the finish. <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span> conveys exactly the same meaning, and therefore may be interpreted differently, depending on the verb it is paired with.<br>With verbs that express a momentary action (something that cannot be 'half' done), <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span> will convey that the action was 'on the verge of' happening.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>先週（せんしゅう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>事故（じこ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='36'>で</span>死（し）にかけ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='118'>そうに</span>なった。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I was on the verge of dying in an accident last week.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>壊（こわ）れかけ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='136'>ていた</span>椅子（いす）に座（すわ）っ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='102'>たら</span>、椅子（いす）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>壊（こわ）れた。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>When I sat on a chair that was on the verge of breaking, it broke.</div></li></ul>However, with verbs that are ongoing actions, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span> will simply imply that they are 'in the process' of being done.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>終（お）わり<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='307'>かけ</span>だ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='45'>から</span>ちょっと待（ま）って。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I'm in the process of finishing, so can you wait a little.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

掛(か)け

half-, not yet finished, about to, begin to