No. 2,834 in Catalan

costen

"Costen" means "cost" (third-person plural form) in English.

In a sentence

Els llibres costen 20 euros.
The books cost 20 euros.
The verb 'costen' (cost) is used here in the third person plural to express the price of the objects being books.
Les tasques d'aquest trimestre costen molt d'esforç.
The assignments of this term take a lot of effort.
Here, 'costen' highlights the metaphorical 'cost' in terms of effort, using it similarly to 'require' or 'demand.'
Costen a acabar les reformes de la casa.
It is hard to finish the renovations of the house.
'Costen' in this sentence signifies difficulty or a challenging process to complete something, capturing an abstract sense of cost.

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