No. 2,016 in German
kostete
"Cost" or "costed" (past tense of "kosten," meaning to cost).
In a sentence
Das Kleid kostete früher 50 Euro.
The dress used to cost 50 euros.
Here, 'kostete' is the simple past tense of 'kosten,' meaning 'to cost,' used to indicate the price of an item in the past.
Es kostete mich viel Mühe, das Problem zu lösen.
It cost me a lot of effort to solve the problem.
In this usage, 'kostete' is used metaphorically to describe the expense in terms of effort needed to solve a problem.
Das Missverständnis kostete ihm seinen Job.
The misunderstanding cost him his job.
Here, 'kostete' reflects a figurative cost, indicating loss or consequence caused by an event.
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