Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"

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\r\n来着 is an auxiliary word placed at the end of a sentence to express that something has already happened. \r\n== Structure ==\r\n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.\r\n

\r\nSentence + 来着\r\n

\r\n== Examples ==\r\n

\r\n* 刘老师 说 课本 在 桌子 上 来着。
  • 上个 周末 我 感冒，所以 我 留 在 家 里 来着。
  • 昨天 有 人 来 找 你 来着。\r\n

\r\n== Special phrase with 来着: "I told you so" ==\r\n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."\r\n

\r\n* 我 说 什么 来着！你 不 要 吃 香肉！
  • 我 说 什么 来着！我 劝告 你 不 要 买 那 个 东西，你 非 要 买。

    • \r\n== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===\r\n* Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)(p.107) →buy \r\n* Home With Kids1 (家有儿女1)(p.29) →buy \r\n* Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 （p.268)→buy \r\n

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