費やし

費やし

"費やし" means "expenditure" or "spending."

In this sentence, '費やし' (or '費やしました' in this case) is used to denote spending or devoting time to an activity, in this case, reading.

私は多くの時間を読書に費やしました。

I spent a lot of time reading.

Here, '費やし' (in the passive form '費やされました') refers to the expenditure of funds for a specific purpose.

そのプロジェクトには大量の資金が費やされました。

A large amount of funds was spent on that project.

In this example, '費やし' (used as '費やされる') implies the allocation or dedication of effort towards a goal.

成功にはたくさんの努力が費やされるべきです。

A great deal of effort should be devoted to achieving success.