〜っけ

kke

was it?; did I?; (trying to recall)

Formation

Verb-ta / Noun + だ / Noun + だった + っけ

Chinese meanings

来着；记得……

Chinese formation

动词过去式／名词＋だ・だった＋っけ

Chinese usage

用来确认忘记的事情或回忆过去。

Chinese notes

口语形式；礼貌形式有でしたっけ、ましたっけ。

Examples

Furigana

あれ、会かい議ぎって何なん時じからだっけ？
Wait, what time does the meeting start again?
咦，会议是几点开始来着？
すみません、お名な前まえ、何なんとおっしゃいましたっけ。
I'm sorry, what did you say your name was?
不好意思，您叫什么名字来着？
子こどものころ、よくこの公こう園えんで遊あそんだっけ。
I used to play in this park a lot as a kid, didn't I.
小时候常在这个公园玩来着。

Notes

Checks something you've forgotten, or recalls the past fondly (〜たっけ). Polite forms: 〜でしたっけ, 〜ましたっけ.

#question#recollection#casual

Related N3 grammar

〜ものだ〜もの / 〜もん〜っぽい〜に決まっている〜たって / 〜だって〜とか（hearsay）〜って〜なんか / 〜なんて

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kke');

{
  "id": "kke",
  "pattern": "〜っけ",
  "romaji": "kke",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "was it?; did I?; (trying to recall)",
  "formation": "Verb-ta / Noun + だ / Noun + だった + っけ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あれ、会議って何時からだっけ？",
      "furigana": "あれ、{会議|かいぎ}って{何|なん}{時|じ}からだっけ？",
      "en": "Wait, what time does the meeting start again?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "すみません、お名前、何とおっしゃいましたっけ。",
      "furigana": "すみません、お{名前|なまえ}、{何|なん}とおっしゃいましたっけ。",
      "en": "I'm sorry, what did you say your name was?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "子どものころ、よくこの公園で遊んだっけ。",
      "furigana": "{子|こ}どものころ、よくこの{公園|こうえん}で{遊|あそ}んだっけ。",
      "en": "I used to play in this park a lot as a kid, didn't I."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "question",
    "recollection",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "Checks something you've forgotten, or recalls the past fondly (〜たっけ). Polite forms: 〜でしたっけ, 〜ましたっけ.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "45b884609f045edb6d309fa52f52b17465c1f7f74aa641921a8f9c9b2b0a6c52",
    "meanings": [
      "来着",
      "记得……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词过去式／名词＋だ・だった＋っけ",
    "explanation": "用来确认忘记的事情或回忆过去。",
    "notes": "口语形式；礼貌形式有でしたっけ、ましたっけ。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あれ、会議って何時からだっけ？",
        "zh": "咦，会议是几点开始来着？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "すみません、お名前、何とおっしゃいましたっけ。",
        "zh": "不好意思，您叫什么名字来着？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "子どものころ、よくこの公園で遊んだっけ。",
        "zh": "小时候常在这个公园玩来着。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#kke",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6d9ff1e4012bbc79250baf2eeb597d6796b8a90eb9df72ea11029e29bfd52f0b"
  }
}