B in the middle of A; half-A B
A is an unfinished action being done on the object B.
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13点
食べ掛けの給食をちゃんと食べなさい!
Finish eating your school lunch!
10点
まだ聞き掛けのCDをたくさん持っているけれど店で面白そうなCDを見る度買わずにはいられない。
Even though I have a lot of CD's I haven't finished listening to, I still can't help but buy interesting-looking CD that I see at the store.
3点
これは私の書き掛けのレポートです。
This is my half-finished report.
1点
これは彼女の食べ掛けのりんごです。
This is her unfinished apple.
2点
田中さんはやりかけの仕事を残し急いで出掛けて行った。
Ms. Tanaka left her unfinished work and quickly left.
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Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ): 第5週 2日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: J 動詞や名詞の意味を広げる文法形式
JLPT N3 / Intermediate: Verbs and Time
新完全マスター文法 N3: J 動詞や名詞の意味を広げる文法形式
JLPT N3 / Intermediate: Verbs and Time
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