# 〜かける/かけ (kakeru/kake)
〜かける means "about to," "half-done," or "in the middle of," indicating an incomplete or interrupted action.
## Usage
かけ is the noun form (e.g., 読みかけの本 = half-read book).
I was about to say it but stopped.
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