Structure
Noun + が(1) + Price + する
いくら + する
(1)は
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About する (Cost)
Although する is most often translated as 'to do', it has some other uses in Japanese which may not be immediately intuitive. One such use is to say the price of something. Because する is an active verb, it can be thought of as being similar to English phrases where an item actively holds its value, such as 'commanding a price' or 'exhibiting a certain worth'.
When used in this way, the item in question will be marked by は or が. The price itself acts adverbially, so has no particle attached, and する directly follows it.
Compared to simply stating the cost of something, using する can sound similar to saying 'It will run you about...' in English. It implies something worth noting, often signifying something expensive.
When used in this way, する can also be used in questions to ask how much something costs.
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Examples
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このイチゴは１個１，０００円します。
These strawberries run you about 1,000 yen each.
日本で１５０円のおにぎりが海外で５００円する。
A rice ball that is 150 yen in Japan will run you 500 yen overseas.
祖父の１億円する時計を落として祖母に怒られました。
I dropped my grandfather's watch that costs 100 million yen and got yelled at by my grandmother.
結婚式で８０万円するドレスを着ました。
I wore a dress that cost 800,000 yen at my wedding.
これは１０本で５００円する鉛筆です。
These are pencils that run you about 500 yen for 10.
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する (Cost) – Grammar Discussion
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trig
The Structure section’s polite “いくら” form includes “か” while the standard form doesn’t.
(The lesson text only shows a polite いくら question, not a standard one.)
Does “か” follow a casual “いくらする” question? (I guess I could do some Googling instead of being lazy and asking here…!)