Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
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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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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.
- 这 个 东西 昨天 还 在 来着，今天 怎么 找 不到 了？The thing was here yesterday. How could I not find it today?
- 他 叫 什么 来着？Your girlfriend is so beautiful!
- 那 首 歌 是 谁 唱 的 来着？Your girlfriend is so beautiful!
- 我们 上 次 说 周末 去 哪儿 玩 来着？Your girlfriend is so beautiful!
Special phrase with 来着: "I told you so"
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."
- 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。
Sources and further reading
Books
- Home With Kids1 (家有儿女1)(p.29) →buy
