No. 2,076 in Dutch
gekost
"Cost" (past participle of "kosten," meaning "to cost").
In a sentence
Het heeft mij veel moeite gekost om dit probleem op te lossen.
It cost me a lot of effort to solve this problem.
Used to express the expenditure of effort or resources.
De reparatie heeft ons een flinke som geld gekost.
The repair cost us a large sum of money.
Refers to monetary expenditure or payment.
Het heeft jaren gekost om de vaardigheden te perfectioneren.
It took years to perfect the skills.
Imparts the time taken to achieve something.
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