No. 472 in German
kostet
"Kosten" means "costs" or "is priced at" in English.
In a sentence
Das Buch kostet zehn Euro.
The book costs ten euros.
Here, 'kostet' is used to express the price or cost of an item.
Wie viel kostet dieses Kleid?
How much does this dress cost?
In this sentence, 'kostet' is part of a question asking for the price of an item.
Das Projekt kostet uns viel Zeit.
The project costs us a lot of time.
Here, 'kostet' is used metaphorically to express non-monetary expenditure, in this case of time.
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