#n4aux

[jvocab-of-the-day]

VOTD

～かける（kakeru) - indicates that an action has begun but has only been completed partway; action has started but has not been finished

auxiliary verb following verb stems

usually written in kana alone

<-------> If this is a scale indicating the time it takes for an action to complete from start to finish, かける indicates that the action is around here <-|------> just a bit after starting. 

ex. ちょうど本を読みかけたら彼が入ってきた。 (chyoudo hon wo yomi kaketara kare ga haittekita) - He came in when I just started reading the book.