Sentence + 来着 (recalling the recent past)
"What was it again?"
- to come来(ongoing -ing)着 at the end recalls something recent — or that you're groping to remember.
- you你just now (variant of 刚才)刚才variant of 说说what什么to come来(ongoing -ing)着? = "what were you saying just now?"
- Casual, and always about the recent past.
Sentence + to come来(ongoing -ing)着
- to come来(ongoing -ing)着 tags a just-happened or half-remembered fact.
you你just now刚才say说what什么(recall)来着?
- you你just now (variant of 刚才)刚才variant of 说说what什么to come来(ongoing -ing)着 = "what were you saying just now?"
Explore
Correct or broken?
… 来着 fishes for a just-slipped memory: what was it again?
Practice
What were you saying just now? 你刚才说什么 ____?
Sentence + 来着 recalls a recent thing: 说什么来着?
Practice
来着 is casual and goes at the end of the sentence.
Yes — Sentence + 来着.
Recap
Key idea
- Sentence + to come来(ongoing -ing)着 — recalls a recent / half-remembered thing
- you你just now (variant of 刚才)刚才variant of 说说what什么to come来(ongoing -ing)着? · he / him他variant of 叫叫what什么to come来(ongoing -ing)着?
- Casual; always about the recent past
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Auxiliary words.
Practice
来着 refers to…
他叫什么来着? = what's his name again?