~っけ?
〜kke?
JLPT N3 Casual
Formation
Verb-casual + っけ?, い-Adjective + かったっけ?, な-Adjective/Noun + だっけ?
Used to express that one is trying to recall some information.
When to use
っけ: trying to remember something you once knew (何時だっけ?).
Explanation
The ~っけ? grammar point is added at the end of a sentence when the speaker is trying to recall something or confirm a memory. It can be used with verbs, adjectives, or nouns in casual form.
Example sentences
I Wonder (Musing Uncertainty)
- ~かなあ〜kanaaN4Expresses uncertainty or wonder; 'I wonder', 'I'm not sure'.
- ~かしら〜kashiraN4Indicates uncertainty or doubt; 'I wonder', 'I'm not sure'.
- A のやら B のやらA no yara B no yaraN1Used when the speaker is unsure or confused between…
- いつまで~のやらitsumade ~ no yaraN1Expresses uncertainty regarding duration; 'don't know…
Corpus examples (60)
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What's her name again?
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What faculty were they in again?
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When is my brother's birthday?
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How do you say that in French?
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Have I done something wrong?
「委員長、後は何を運ぶんだっけ?」「得点板と大玉もう一個、綱引きの綱」
"Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."
メアリーと夫婦だった頃、二人してトムやアリスと一緒にボーリングによく行ったっけ。
When Mary and I were married, we used to go bowling with Tom and Alice.
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Did I take my meds?
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Did we have any English homework that needs to be done by tomorrow?
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How do you derive the length of the circumference? I've forgotten.
フキの下ごしらえって、どうやるんだったっけ?
How do you prepare butterbur, again?
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I tried to do something, but what was it?
あー、ほら、あれ、何て言うんだったっけ。喉まで出かかっているんだけど、名前が思い出せないよ!
It's that, you know, um, whatchamacallit. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't remember the name!
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What month is it now?
「なあ、寮の門限って何時だっけ?」「21時よ」「やばい、走らないと間に合わないぞ」
"Hey, when do the dorms lock up?" "9 o'clock." "Whoops, if we don't run we won't make it!"
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At five o'clock in the afternoon in Paris, what time is it in Moscow?
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"Um, what day was it today again?" "August 5th."
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How many days are there in a leap year?
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Can we use Scientific calculators on the analytical chemistry test?
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Putting that to one side, was it supposed to be my turn to do the housekeeping today?
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When was the last time we met?
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Have you met any of Tom's friends?
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Is nobody else coming?
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Who else can't come?
「あれ、タンジェントってサインでコサインを割るんだっけ?」「逆、逆」
"Eh? Is the tangent cosine divided by sine?" "Other way round!"