This is the 2076th most frequent Dutch word.
gekost
"Cost" (past participle of "kosten," meaning "to cost").
Used to express the expenditure of effort or resources.
Het heeft mij veel moeite gekost om dit probleem op te lossen.
It cost me a lot of effort to solve this problem.
Refers to monetary expenditure or payment.
De reparatie heeft ons een flinke som geld gekost.
The repair cost us a large sum of money.
Imparts the time taken to achieve something.