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Decoded Slug: ~っけ? (〜kke?)

Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
~っけ? (〜kke?)

~っけ? (〜kke?)

Short explanation:

Used to express that one is trying to recall some information.

Formation:

Verb-casual (plain) form + っけ?, い-Adjective + っけ?, な-Adjective + だっけ?, Noun + だっけ?

Examples:

彼は何時に来るっけ?
Kare wa nanji ni kuru kke?
What time is he coming again?
この映画、面白かったっけ?
Kono eiga, omoshirokatta kke?
Was this movie interesting?
彼女は学生だっけ?
Kanojo wa gakusei dakke?
She was a student, right?
すし屋はどこだっけ?
Sushiya wa doko dakke?
Where was the sushi place again?

Long explanation:

The ~っけ? grammar point is used at the end of a sentence to express that the speaker is trying to recall some information or ask someone else to confirm the information. It can be used with verbs, い-adjectives, な-adjectives, and nouns.
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