tag question

English

Noun

tag question (plural tag questions)

(grammar) A question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a “tag” word or expression to a statement. For example “You love me, don’t you?”.

Translations

question inviting agreement

Chinese:
Mandarin: 附加問句／附加问句 (fùjiā wènjù)
Dutch: aangeplakte vraag f, staartvraag f, aanhangselvraag f
Finnish: liitekysymys
French: question-tag (fr) f, question tag (fr) f
German: Refrainfrage f, Nachziehfrage f
Hungarian: utókérdés, simuló kérdés, „ugye?” kérdés
Italian: question tag f, tag question f
Japanese: 付加疑問文 (ふかぎもんぶん, fuka gimonbun)
Korean: 부가의문문 (bugauimunmun)
Russian: раздели́тельный вопро́с m (razdelítelʹnyj voprós)
Swedish: påhängsfråga c
Turkish: eklenti soru

See also

question tag
Appendix:English tag questions

Anagrams

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