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

Anagrams

• question tag