Aodh’s Grammar Point [04] っけ (What was it again…)

Aodh — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:57:25 +0000

Since I’m done studying for the JLPT (or more appropriately done failing the JLPT) I thought I’d post another grammar point. This is one you hear all the time in a variety of situations when someone has forgotten something and is trying to remember or get the person they’re talking to to remember.

Noun/Verb/Adjective (Plain Form/Polite Past Form) +っけ
何だっけ。 What is it again…
新宿だったっけ。 Was it Shinjuku? I can’t remember.
病気でしたっけ。 He was sick, right? I forgot.
買ったっけ・買いましたっけ。 Did he buy it? I forgot.
行くんだっけ。 He’s going, right? I forgot.
行ったんだっけ。 He went, didn’t he? I forgot.
行くんだったっけ・行くんでしたっけ。 He was going, wasn’t he?
冷たかったっけ。 It was cold, right?

注意：イ Adjectives don’t ever use the Past Polite form (～かったです) with っけ since it can’t attach to です. Also, it’s not recommended to use the Present Tense for Verbs or イ Adjectives. It’s generally unnatural (even in English) to forget something that didn’t happen yet.

This form is only used to express something you did know, but forgot. If you remember た・だ + っけ, you’ll be ok.

Grammar Note: Plain Form
Verb: 行く・ 行かない ・ 行った ・　行かなかった
イ Adjective: さむい　・　さむくない　・　さむかった　・　さむくなかった
ナ Adjective: 元気だ　・　元気じゃない　・　元気たった　・　元気じゃなかった
Noun: 雨だ　・　雨じゃない　・　雨だった　・　雨じゃなかった

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Alex — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:48:59 +0000

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Aodh’s Grammar Point [04] っけ (What was it again…)

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