がかり
(Gakari)
Indicates the amount of effort or people involved to accomplish something over time.
Connection rules
- ＋Number + Counter + がかり
- ＋Noun (Person) + がかり
Examples
1.
五人がかりで大きな机を二階に運びました。
Go nin gakari de ookina tsukue wo ni kai ni hakobi mashi ta.
We carried the large desk to the second floor with five people working together.
「Moving day」
2.
一週間がかりで部屋の掃除を終わらせた。
Ichi shuukan gakari de heya no souji wo owara se ta.
It took a full week's effort to finish cleaning the room.
「Mega spring cleaning」
Practice
We moved the heavy sofa with three people working together.
重いソファを___運び出した。
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