日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Particles」

「‐Kke・っけ」
NOTE: -Kke follows V-ta and Adj-ta forms. In feminine speech, the verb forms tend to be desu, deshita and V-mashita.

1.　Indicates a muted question in cases where there is information shared with an interlocutor that the speaker is trying to recall.
NOTE: InterlocutorーA person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Examples:
明日の結婚式は、何時に始まるんでしたっけ。
Ashita no kekkon-shiki wa, nanji ni hajimaru-n deshita-kke.
What time is the wedding going to start tomorrow?
「The wedding tomorrow-what time is it going to start?」

あなたの家はどこだったっけ。
Anata no ie wa doko datta-kke.
Now, where was your house?
「Where did you say your house was?」

２．Indicates that the speaker is remembering something from the distant past.
Examples:
この辺に学校があったっけ。
Kono hen ni gakkō ga atta‐kke.
Didn't there used to be a school around here?
「I seem to remember that there was a school around here.」

あの人とよく酒を飲んだっけ。
Ano hito to yoku sake o nonda-kke.
Back in the old days, I used to go drinking a lot with him.
「I remember going drinking with him quite a bit.」

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