kostte

Kostte is the past tense form of the Dutch verb kosten, meaning to cost. It is used to describe the price of something in the past and is a common construction in everyday Dutch.

Conjugation and grammar: Kosten is a regular West Germanic verb. The present tense is kost. The simple past tense forms are kostte for singular subjects and kostten for plural subjects. The past participle is gekost. When forming perfect tenses, the auxiliary hebben is used: Het heeft me gekost. For plural subjects in the past, as in prices or costs that affected multiple items, the form kostten is used: De prijzen kostten ons tientallen euro’s.

Usage and examples: Kostte is typically found in statements about amounts or values incurred in the past. Examples: Het kostte me tien euro. Dat kostte ons drie dagen aan werk. In both sentences, kostte marks the completed past action of costing.

Etymology and cognates: The verb kosten originates in West Germanic roots, with cognates appearing in related languages. Dutch kosten and its past tense kostte have close relatives in German kosten and kostete, reflecting shared Germanic ancestry. The forms differ by standard conjugation patterns across languages, but the core meaning remains “to cost” or “costed” in the past.

See also: kosten (Dutch verb), kost (present tense), gekost (past participle), kostte in German (kostete). For broader sense of price and value in Dutch, see prijs.