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JLPT N3 Grammar: ～っけ (~kke) – Learn Japanese

The particle “～っけ” is used to indicate that the speaker is trying to remember something. It is similar to saying “I wonder” or “I can’t remember” in English.

FORM

Verb っけ

Noun + (だ / だった)

な-adjective + (だ / だった)

い-adjective + いかった

Examples

1. 今日は何曜日だっけ。 What day is it today?  
2. ごめん、名前何だっけ？ Sorry, what was your name?  
3. この映画はひどくこっけいだ This movie is awfully funny.  
4. えーと、会議は何時からだっけ。 Well, what time does the meeting start?  
5. その事件はあっけなく解決した。 That case was solved too quickly.  
6. トランプって全部で何枚だっけ？ How many cards total are in a deck of cards?  
7. 明日の英語って宿題あったっけ？ Did we have any English homework that needs to be done by tomorrow?  
8. ええっと・・・どこにあったっけ。 Let’s see…where was it?  
9. 私たちはあっけに取られて彼を見ていた We looked at him in astonishment.