costará
/kohs-tah-RAH/
it will cost
When something costará, it means it will cost a certain price, represented here by the coins needed for the apple.
costará(verb)
it will cost
?referring to a price or expense
the price will be
?when negotiating
📝 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.
💡 Grammar Points
Future Tense Function
The form 'costará' tells you the price will definitely be that amount at some point in the future. It's used for planned or expected events.
The 'Who' or 'What'
This form ('costará') is used when the thing being priced is singular: 'El carro costará' (The car will cost).
❌ Common Pitfalls
Mixing Up Persons
Mistake: "Using 'costará' when referring to multiple items, e.g., 'Los zapatos costará' (The shoes will cost)."
Correction: Use the plural form 'costarán' for plural subjects: 'Los zapatos costarán' (The shoes will cost).
⭐ Usage Tips
Quick Pricing Question
A very common way to ask the price of a single future item is simply: '¿Cuánto costará?'
If a task costará, it means it will be difficult or require significant effort, like pushing this enormous boulder.
costará(verb)
it will be difficult
?referring to effort or challenge
it will take effort
?mental or physical exertion
📝 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).
💡 Grammar Points
Using Indirect Pronouns
When 'costar' means 'to be difficult,' it usually pairs with an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) to show who experiences the difficulty: 'Le costará' (It will be difficult for him/her).
❌ Common Pitfalls
Forgetting the Pronoun
Mistake: "Saying 'Costará hacer la tarea' when you mean 'It will be difficult for *me*.'"
Correction: Always include the person: 'Me costará hacer la tarea.' (It will be difficult for me to do the homework.)
⭐ Usage Tips
Focus on the Effort
Think of this meaning as 'How much effort will this task cost the person?' It's a way to measure future difficulty.
🔄 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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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.