How do you use "Question Tags (Formation)" in a sentence?

It's cold, isn't it? You can swim, can't you? She hasn't arrived, has she? They won't mind, will they?

Question Tags (Formation)

Q: What does "Question Tags (Formation)" mean?

Rules for forming question tags Tags use the auxiliary from the main sentence, reversed in polarity: positive→negative tag, negative→positive tag. 'You're coming, aren't you?' 'She didn't call, did she?' Match tense and subject.

Grammar Pattern BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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意味: Rules for forming question tags

附加疑问句的构成规则

Reglas para formar question tags

付加疑問文の作り方のルール

부가 의문문을 만드는 규칙

Tags use the auxiliary from the main sentence, reversed in polarity: positive→negative tag, negative→positive tag. 'You're coming, aren't you?' 'She didn't call, did she?' Match tense and subject.

反问部分使用主句的助动词，极性相反：肯定→否定反问，否定→肯定反问。'You're coming, aren't you?' 'She didn't call, did she?'时态和主语要匹配。

Los tags usan el auxiliar de la oración principal, con polaridad invertida: positivo→tag negativo, negativo→tag positivo. 'You're coming, aren't you?' 'She didn't call, did she?' Coincidir tiempo y sujeto.

タグは主文の助動詞を使い、極性が逆になります：肯定→否定タグ、否定→肯定タグ。「You're coming, aren't you?」「She didn't call, did she?」時制と主語を一致させます。

부가 의문문은 본문장의 조동사를 사용하되 극성을 반대로 합니다: 긍정→부정 태그, 부정→긍정 태그. 'You're coming, aren't you?' 'She didn't call, did she?' 시제와 주어를 일치시켜야 합니다.

例文

It's cold, isn't it?
很冷，不是吗？
Hace frío, ¿no?
寒いですね？
춥죠, 그렇지 않아요?
You can swim, can't you?
你会游泳，对吧？
Sabes nadar, ¿verdad?
泳げますよね？
수영할 수 있죠, 그렇지 않아요?
She hasn't arrived, has she?
她还没到，是吗？
Ella no ha llegado, ¿verdad?
彼女はまだ来ていませんよね？
그녀는 아직 안 왔죠, 그렇죠?
They won't mind, will they?
他们不会介意的，对吧？
No les importará, ¿verdad?
彼らは気にしないでしょ？
그들은 신경 안 쓸 거죠, 그렇죠?

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: spoken, everyday

トーン: confirmatory

✓ 正しい言い方

You live here, don't you?
很冷，不是吗？
Hace frío, ¿no?
寒いですね？
여기 살지, 그렇지?
She's French, isn't she?
你会游泳，对吧？
Sabes nadar, ¿verdad?
泳げますよね？
그녀는 프랑스인이지, 그렇지?
We should go, shouldn't we?
她还没到，是吗？
Ella no ha llegado, ¿verdad?
彼女はまだ来ていませんよね？
우리 가야 하지, 그렇지?
She can swim, can't she?
他们不会介意的，对吧？
No les importará, ¿verdad?
彼らは気にしないでしょ？
그녀는 수영할 수 있지, 그렇지?

✗ 間違った言い方

You live here, isn't it? (match the subject)
You live here, isn't it?（应与主语一致）
You live here, isn't it? (debe concordar con el sujeto)
ここに住んでいますよね、isn't it?（主語に合わせましょう）
You live here, isn't it?（주어에 맞춰야 함）
She can swim, can she? (wrong polarity - use 'can't')
She can swim, can she?（极性错误——应用'can't'）
She can swim, can she? (polaridad incorrecta — usar 'can't')
彼女は泳げますよね、can she?（極性が逆です。「can't」を使いましょう）
She can swim, can she?（극성이 잘못됨 — 'can't'를 사용）

起源と歴史

Tag question formation

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

このトピックの他の表現

Indirect Questions ★★★★★ Polite questions embedded in statements Embedded Questions (Noun Clauses) ★★★★★ Questions within statements using normal word order Tag Questions ★★★★☆ Short questions added to statements to confirm or check Subject vs Object Questions ★★★★☆ Different structures when asking about subjects or objects Negative Questions ★★★★☆ Questions expecting a positive answer or expressing surprise Reply Questions ★★★★☆ Showing interest or surprise in conversation