4.2 KiB
4.2 KiB
Expressing that something has already happened with "来着"
- 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.
- Level: C1 / HSK6
- Similar to
- Used for: Sequencing events in time
- Keywords: 来着
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.