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Marks a question (very informal)
  1. Marks a question (very informal)
  2. Used to trying to recall/confirm information A; 'What is it; again?'
    Follows a statement or question that the user is trying to recall.
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Is it going to rain today?
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     なんて        
What did Ms. Tanaka say?
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Is she quitting her job?
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っけ
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Used to trying to recall/confirm information A; 'What is it; again?'
Follows a statement or question that the user is trying to recall.
  1. Marks a question (very informal)
  2. Used to trying to recall/confirm information A; 'What is it; again?'
    Follows a statement or question that the user is trying to recall.
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Mom headed out, right?
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   なんて        
What was he saying yesterday?
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   西              
How many years ago was it when we went to France?
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What's the name again of your child?
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AVerb: Casual, past (た)
 
Aい-adjective: た form
 
Aな-adjective: (without な) だ/だった
 
ANoun だ/だった
 
AVerb: Dictionary Form んだ/んだった
 
AVerb: Polite, past
 
 
っけ
Basic Examples:
っけ (she came, right?)

かったっけ (was it red?)

だったっけ (was it clean?)

だっけ (he's a teacher, right?)

だったっけ (you were going, right?)

いましたっけ (did you meet (them)?)

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Grammar usage notes

this pattern can also be used with question words -for example どこでしたっけ (where was it, again...)
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mysticfive
Level: 2259

Questions/Discussion

Since っけ can also be used to mark a question, how can we tell whether there is an implication of the speaker trying to recall if the question is in the past tense?
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Mushmellow
Level: 286

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mysticfive
Level: 2259
you can also use ます- with these - I hear でしたっけ etc all the time.
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16 years ago
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
Yep, I was going to make a comment about that also.
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 327
Thanks!
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16 years ago


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