tag question

tag question

English

Noun

tag question (plural tag questions)

1. (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

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