costará
“costará” means “it will cost” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:
it will cost
Also: the price will be
📝 In Action
El viaje a Madrid costará mil euros.
A1The trip to Madrid will cost a thousand euros.
¿Cuánto costará el nuevo celular?
A2How much will the new cell phone cost?
Si compramos en línea, costará menos.
A2If we buy online, it will cost less.
it will be difficult
Also: it will take effort
📝 In Action
Me costará mucho levantarme temprano mañana.
B1It will be very difficult for me to get up early tomorrow. (Literally: It will cost me a lot...)
A ella le costará entender esta teoría.
B2It will take effort for her to understand this theory.
Este proyecto nos costará mucho tiempo.
B2This project will cost us a lot of time (i.e., require a lot of time).
🔄 Conjugations
indicative
present
imperfect
preterite
subjunctive
present
imperfect
✏️ Quick Practice
Quick Quiz: costará
Question 1 of 2
Which sentence uses 'costará' in the sense of 'difficulty'?
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🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼
The Spanish word *costar* comes from the Latin verb *constare*, which originally meant 'to stand firm' or 'to be settled.' Over time, this evolved to mean 'to be settled at a certain value or price,' leading directly to the modern sense of 'to cost.'
First recorded: Medieval Spanish
Cognates (Related words)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is 'costará' a regular verb?
Not exactly. While it uses the regular '-ar' endings in the future tense ('costaré, costarás, costará'), the base verb 'costar' is stem-changing (o → ue) in the present tense (like 'cuesta'). You need to memorize those changes!
How is 'costará' different from 'va a costar'?
They both mean 'it will cost.' 'Costará' (simple future) is slightly more formal and often used for definitive plans. 'Va a costar' (periphrastic future, literally 'it is going to cost') is more common in everyday, informal speech.