したけ meaning?
Hi there.
In the phrase i heard (and this is not something you should easily trust ;-) there was a word したけ which i believe is a past tense of する + け. So basically i want to ask if there's any meaning to attach け to a verb (i haven't heard about it)?
However if my guess is not right, here's a phrase as i heard it is 何にめでしたけ and it's meaning is also quite obscure.

If this still does not make any sense, please comment so (and i'll do something useful then maybe^^)

Question

したけ meaning?
Hi there.
In the phrase i heard (and this is not something you should easily trust ;-) there was a word したけ which i believe is a past tense of する + け. So basically i want to ask if there's any meaning to attach け to a verb (i haven't heard about it)?
However if my guess is not right, here's a phrase as i heard it is 何にめでしたけ and it's meaning is also quite obscure.

If this still does not make any sense, please comment so (and i'll do something useful then maybe^^)

Answer

This must be 'したっけ？'. A past form verb + っけ.
This is an expression to confirm the speakers knowledge.
テストは明日(あした)でしたっけ？ The examination will be held tomorrow, right?
あなたはJayさんでしたっけ？ You are Mr.Jay, aren't you?
If you are not sure about your knowledge or memory, and you think other person knows better than you. You can ask the person XXXXXXXXっけ？.
Even if the past form is used, the meaning is not necessarily past tense as you can see above example.
In case that the sentence is interrogative such as 'How many' 'How much' 'What', you are supposed to know, but want to confirm because you forgot or you are not sure.
これ、100円でしたっけ？　I remember this is 100 yes, am I right?
これ、いくらでしたっけ？ How much is this? (I knew the price, but I don't remember now)

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