掛がけ

suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

-clad; wearing

Attaches to nouns for clothing to mean 'wearing that item'. Used in compounds like 浴衣掛け (wearing a yukata).

• 浴衣ゆかた掛がけの女じょ性せいが縁えん側がわに座すわっていた。

  A woman clad in a yukata was sitting on the veranda.

suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

in the midst of; while doing

Attaches to the -masu stem of a verb to mean 'while doing that action' or 'in the middle of doing'. Usually written in kana.

• 彼かれは仕し事ごとがけに電でん話わをかけてきた。

  He called me in the midst of work.

• 歩あるきがけにタバコを吸すうのはやめてください。

  Please don't smoke while walking.

suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

tenths; discount rate

Used after numbers in the ichi, ni counting system to express a fraction of retail price, often in wholesale contexts. E.g., 五掛け means 50% of retail price.

• この商しょう品ひんは六ろく掛がけで仕し入いれています。

  We purchase this product at 60% of the retail price.

suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

times; multiplied by

Used after numbers in the hitotsu, futatsu counting system to indicate multiplication. E.g., 三つ掛け means 'three times'.

• この布ぬのは二ふたつ掛がけの幅はばがあります。

  This cloth is double width.

suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

seating capacity; seater

Used after a number of people to indicate how many can sit on a chair, bench, etc. E.g., 二人掛けのソファー (a two-seater sofa).

• 三さん人にん掛がけのソファーを買かいました。

  I bought a three-seater sofa.