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GRAMMAR
〜っけ
did i
was it? (recall)
Explanation
NOTE

〜っけ is a casual sentence-ending particle used when trying to recall something forgotten.

彼女かのじょの名前なまえ、なんだっけ？
What was her name again?
Trying to recall forgotten information
明日あしたは休やすみだっけ？
Is tomorrow a day off again?
Confirming something uncertain
NOTE

It gives a feeling of 'what was it again?' and can follow plain verb forms or noun/adjective predicates.

STRUCTURE
V普
っけ
鍵かぎ、どこに置おいたっけ？
Kagi, doko ni oita dakke?
Where did I put my keys again?
あのあの映画えいが、もう見みたっけ？
Ano eiga, mou mita dakke?
Did I already watch that movie again?
駅えきはこっちだっけ？
Eki wa kocchi dakke?
Was the station this way again?
STRUCTURE
N普
っけ
パスワードぱすわーど、なんだっけ？
Pasuwaado, nan dakke?
What was the password again?
明日あしたは会議かいぎだっけ？
Ashita wa kaigi dakke?
Is it a meeting tomorrow again?
田中たなかさんって先生せんせいだっけ？
Tanaka-san tte sensei dakke?
Was Tanaka-san a teacher again?

Practice exercises

1
例れいの企画書きかくしょの締しめ切きりは来週らいしゅうの金曜日きんようびだっけ？
The deadline for that proposal was next Friday, wasn't it?
Answer
っけ
2
彼かれは何歳なんさいだっけ？
How old was he again?
Answer
っけ
3
授業じゅぎょうは何時なんじに始はじまるっけ？
What time does class start again?
Answer
っけ
4
彼女かのじょは何なにが好すきだっけ？
What did she like again?
Answer
っけ
5
今日きょうは何曜日なんようびだっけ？
What day of the week is it today again?
Answer
っけ
6
会議かいぎは何時なんじだっけ？
What time was the meeting again?
Answer
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7
彼かれの名前なまえは田中たなかだっけ？
His name was Tanaka again?
Answer
っけ
8
彼かれの名前なまえはなんだっけ？
What was his name again?
Answer
っけ
9
授業じゅぎょうは何時なんじに終おわるっけ？
What time does class end again?
Answer
っけ
10
次つぎの会議かいぎはいつだっけ？
When was the next meeting again?
Answer
っけ
11
彼女かのじょの専攻せんこうは経済学けいざいがくだっけ？
Her major was economics, wasn't it?
Answer
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