# Expressing that something has already happened with "来着"

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- 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?
- 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.

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- Level: [C1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/C1_grammar_points) / [HSK6](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK6_grammar_points)
- Similar to
- Used for: [Sequencing events in time](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sequencing_events_in_time)
- Keywords: [来着](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9D%A5%E7%9D%80)

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

## 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

- [Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Short-term_Spoken_Chinese:_Elementary_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E9%80%9F%E6%88%90%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E7%AF%87)>) (p.107) [→buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS)
- [Home With Kids1 (家有儿女1)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Home_With_Kids1_(%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%84%BF%E5%A5%B31)>) (p.29) [→buy](https://www.amazon.cn/%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%84%BF%E5%A5%B31-%E5%88%98%E7%AB%8B%E6%96%B0/dp/B0020MLDO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347862139&sr=8-1)
- [Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Exemplification_of_Common_Sentence_Patterns_in_Spoken_Chinese_%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E5%8F%A5%E5%BC%8F%E4%BE%8B%E8%A7%A3) (p.268) [→buy](https://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E5%8F%A5%E5%BC%8F%E4%BE%8B%E8%A7%A3/dp/B0011435Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347865939&sr=8-1)