What does かけ mean in こわれかけのオルゴール?


If こわれかけのオルゴール was 壊れかけのオルゴール, 壊れ would be the stem of 壊れる, and かけ would
probably be a noun. Since I'm just learning Japanese, I don't understand where
かけ comes from. What meaning does かけ have in こわれかけのオルゴール?




「かけ」 comes from the verb 「かける」, which is a key verb with over a dozen
meanings.

See definition #15 [in this
dictionary](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%8E%9B%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E3%83%BB%E6%87%B8%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B-228593#E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.9E.97.20.E7.AC.AC.E4.B8.89.E7.89.88).

To summarize the pertinent parts of #15 in my own way, it says the following.

> 「Verb in [連用形]{れんようけい} (continuative form) + かける」 means:
>
> "to start (verb)ing", "to start (verb)ing and stop in the middle without
> completing", "to be about to (verb)", "to almost (verb)", etc.

Please note that 「こわれ」 is the 連用形 of the verb 「こわれる」. Thus, the compound verb
「 **こわれかける** 」 means _**" to start breaking (apart)", "to start
malfunctioning", "to be about to go out of order"**_, etc.

How about the form 「こわれかけ」, you ask. Think of it as a noun form of 「こわれかける」.
If you have a noun, you know you can attach a 「の」 to it.

「こわれかけ **の** オルゴール」＝「オルゴール that is in the こわれかけ state」

= **" a/the half-broken music box "**




「かけ」 comes from the verb 「かける」, which is a key verb with over a dozen
meanings.

See definition #15 [in this
dictionary](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%8E%9B%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E3%83%BB%E6%87%B8%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B-228593#E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.9E.97.20.E7.AC.AC.E4.B8.89.E7.89.88).

To summarize the pertinent parts of #15 in my own way, it says the following.

> 「Verb in [連用形]{れんようけい} (continuative form) + かける」 means:
>
> "to start (verb)ing", "to start (verb)ing and stop in the middle without
> completing", "to be about to (verb)", "to almost (verb)", etc.

Please note that 「こわれ」 is the 連用形 of the verb 「こわれる」. Thus, the compound verb
「 **こわれかける** 」 means _**" to start breaking (apart)", "to start
malfunctioning", "to be about to go out of order"**_, etc.

How about the form 「こわれかけ」, you ask. Think of it as a noun form of 「こわれかける」.
If you have a noun, you know you can attach a 「の」 to it.

「こわれかけ **の** オルゴール」＝「オルゴール that is in the こわれかけ state」

= **" a/the half-broken music box "**

