tag question

noun

A question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a "tag" word or expression to a statement.

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Meanings

nountag question (plural tag questions)

plural tag questions

  1. grammarA question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a "tag" word or expression to a statement.

    Synonyms: question tag

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a "tag" word or expression to a statement.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 附加問句 /附加问句
  • 附加問句 /附加问句 (fùjiā wènjù)question inviting agreement
Danish påhængsspørgsmål
  • påhængsspørgsmålquestion inviting agreement
Dutch aangeplakte vraag, staartvraag
  • aangeplakte vraagquestion inviting agreement
  • staartvraagquestion inviting agreement
  • aanhangselvraagquestion inviting agreement
Finnish liitekysymys
  • liitekysymysquestion inviting agreement
French question-tag, question tag
  • question-tagquestion inviting agreement
  • question tagquestion inviting agreement
German Refrainfrage, Nachziehfrage
  • Refrainfragequestion inviting agreement
  • Nachziehfragequestion inviting agreement
Hungarian utókérdés, simuló kérdés
  • utókérdésquestion inviting agreement
  • simuló kérdésquestion inviting agreement
  • „ugye?” kérdésquestion inviting agreement
Italian question tag, tag question
  • question tagquestion inviting agreement
  • tag questionquestion inviting agreement
Japanese 付加疑問文
  • 付加疑問文 (fuka gimonbun)question inviting agreement
Korean 부가의문문
  • 부가의문문 (bugauimunmun)question inviting agreement
Russian раздели́тельный вопро́с
  • раздели́тельный вопро́с (razdelítelʹnyj voprós)question inviting agreement
Spanish pregunta coletilla, coletilla interrogativa
  • pregunta coletillaquestion inviting agreement
  • coletilla interrogativaquestion inviting agreement
Swedish påhängsfråga
  • påhängsfrågaquestion inviting agreement
Turkish eklenti soru
  • eklenti soruquestion inviting agreement
Cite this entry
APA

tag question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20question

MLA

“tag question.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20question. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tag question,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20question.

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