Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 10: 14/20

っけWhat is…again?, Was it... that... ?, Did you say...?

While Verb[る] + ん/の + だ/だった + っけ should be used, younger generation of Japanese simply uses Verb[る] + っけ

Structure

Verb［た］+ っけ
Verb［る］+ ん(1)だ + っけ
［い］Adjective［た］+ っけ
［な］Adjective + だった(2) + っけ
Noun + だった(2) + っけ

(1) の
(2) だ

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About っけ

け is a sentence ending particle in Japanese that is used to convey when the speaker is trying to either remember, or confirm information that they have forgotten. In this way, it is very similar to the 'again' in 'what is (A) again?'

け may only be used after the past form of the auxiliary verbs だ or た. This means that け (should) only be seen as だっけ or たっけ.

It is also common to see のだ and んだ utilized to make verb tenses a possibility.

Caution

Despite the grammar rules related to っけ, the younger generation quite often uses it without the addition of んだ (especially with verbs).

While it is important to understand that this is still っけ, it is not a grammatically correct form that may be used in writing (or formal speaking).

Fun Fact

け will sound equally natural when asking a rhetorical question to yourself, or when directly asking another person about something that you have forgotten.

Related

Examples

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    そんなもの家(いえ)にあったっけ？

    Was it that you had something like that at home?

    明日(あした)って晴(は)れるんだっけ？

    Was it that it will be sunny tomorrow?

    もうすぐ梅雨(つゆ)も終(お)わりだっけ？

    Was it that the rainy season will be over soon?

    この資料(しりょう)渡(わた)したっけ？

    Did I pass you this document? (was it that...?)

    一昨日(おととい)もラーメン食(た)べたっけ？

    Did we have ramen the day before yesterday too? (was it that...?)

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