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| − | *昨天 有 人 来 找 你 <em>来着</em>。 | + | *昨天 有 人 来 找 你 <em>来着</em> 。<span class="trans">There was someone looking for you yesterday.</span> |
| − | *那 本 书 昨天 还 在 这儿 <em>来着</em>，今天 怎么 找 不到 | + | *那 本 书 昨天 还 在 这儿 <em>来着</em>，今天 怎么 找 不到 了 ？<span class="trans">That book was here yesterday. Why can't I find it today?</span> |
| − | *他 叫 什么 <em>来着</em>？ | + | *他 叫 什么 <em>来着</em>？<span class="trans">What was his name again?</span> |
| − | *那 首 歌 是 谁 唱 的 <em>来着</em>？ | + | *那 首 歌 是 谁 唱 的 <em>来着</em> ？<span class="trans">Who sang that song again?</span> |
| − | *我们 上 次 说 周末 去 哪儿 玩 <em>来着</em>？ | + | *我们 上 次 说 周末 去 哪儿 玩 <em>来着</em> ？<span class="trans">Where is it that we said we are going to this weekend?</span> |
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== Special phrase "I told you so" with 来着 == | == Special phrase "I told you so" with 来着 == | ||
| − | 来着 is used in a common expression similar to "didn't I tell you!?" | + | 来着 is used in a common expression similar to "didn't I tell you!?," used when the speaker wants to prove that they are right about something. The phrase is "我说什么来着." |
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| − | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！你 一 吃 火锅 就 拉 肚子！ | + | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！你 一 吃 火锅 就 拉 肚子！<span class="trans">I told you so! You have a diarrhea every time you eat hotpot!</span> |
| − | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！这 个 东西 肯定 是 假的！ | + | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！这 个 东西 肯定 是 假的！<span class="trans">I told you so! This thing must be fake!</span> |
| − | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！他 不 是 真的 喜欢 你！ | + | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！他 不 是 真的 喜欢 你！<span class="trans">I told you so! He is not really into you!</span> |
| − | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！他们 会 回来 的。 | + | *我 说 什么 <em>来着</em>！他们 会 回来 的。<span class="trans">I told you so! They would come back.</span> |
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来着 is an auxiliary word placed at the end of a sentence to express that something has already happened.
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General use of "来着" in the sentence
Structure
来着 is placed at the end of the sentence. 来着 does not have a negative form, in other words, it cannot be used with 不 or 没(有). Also, when 来着 is used in a question, it can only be used with 什么, 谁, and 哪儿.
Sentence + 来着
Examples
- 昨天 有 人 来 找 你 来着 。There was someone looking for you yesterday.
- 那 本 书 昨天 还 在 这儿 来着，今天 怎么 找 不到 了 ？That book was here yesterday. Why can't I find it today?
- 他 叫 什么 来着？What was his name again?
- 那 首 歌 是 谁 唱 的 来着 ？Who sang that song again?
- 我们 上 次 说 周末 去 哪儿 玩 来着 ？Where is it that we said we are going to this weekend?
Special phrase "I told you so" with 来着
来着 is used in a common expression similar to "didn't I tell you!?," used when the speaker wants to prove that they are right about something. The phrase is "我说什么来着."
Examples
- 我 说 什么 来着！你 一 吃 火锅 就 拉 肚子！I told you so! You have a diarrhea every time you eat hotpot!
- 我 说 什么 来着！这 个 东西 肯定 是 假的！I told you so! This thing must be fake!
- 我 说 什么 来着！他 不 是 真的 喜欢 你！I told you so! He is not really into you!
- 我 说 什么 来着！他们 会 回来 的。I told you so! They would come back.
Sources and further reading
Books
- Home With Kids1 (家有儿女1)(p.29) →buy
