You use this to show you are very surprised. You might not believe what you just heard. It is like saying, 'Are you serious?'
Verb [dictionary form] + わけ？Primary
い-Adjective + わけ？
な-Adjective + な + わけ？
Noun + の + わけ？
You use this to show you are very surprised. You might not believe what you just heard. It is like saying, 'Are you serious?'
えっ、もう帰るわけ？まだパーティー始まったばっかりだよ。
What, you're leaving already? The party just started.
こんな簡単な問題も解けないわけ？本気で言ってるの？
You mean you can't solve a simple problem like this? Are you serious?
じゃあ、昨日僕が言ったこと、全部聞いてなかったわけ？
So, you mean you weren't listening to anything I said yesterday?
つまり、この映画は面白くないわけ？見る価値なし？
So you're saying this movie isn't interesting? Not worth watching?
「明日から来なくていい」って、つまりクビなわけ？と彼は上司に詰め寄った。
You don't have to come in from tomorrow'—so you mean I'm fired? he pressed his boss.
This phrase is like pointing a finger. It can sound angry or like you are fighting. Use it only with close friends. Never use it with your boss or in polite talk.
This is different from "〜のか？" or "〜の？" Those can be real questions. "〜わけ？" shows you really don't believe something. You think it is wrong or silly. "〜ってわけ？" is almost the same. It adds that you are repeating what someone else said.
Don't use this when you speak politely. For example, you cannot say "行きますわけ？" You must use the plain form of words before it.
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