{"id":15680,"date":"2020-01-04T17:40:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T17:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-tag-questions-with-ma\/"},"modified":"2020-01-04T17:40:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T17:40:43","slug":"chinese-grammar-tag-questions-with-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-grammar-tag-questions-with-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese grammar:Tag questions with “ma”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tAs well as yes \/ no questions, you can also form tag questions with \u5417 (ma). Tag questions are quick questions that are tagged on the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation. In English, this is often done with "right?", or by adding the negative form of the verb phrase – e.g., "isn't it?".<\/p>\n

\tThe easiest way to do this in Chinese is to add an adjective and \u5417 on the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n

\tBasic Pattern<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t1. ……\uff0c \u597d \u5417\uff1f …, all right?
\t2.……\uff0c \u5bf9 \u5417\uff1f …, right?
\t3.……\uff0c \u662f \u5417\uff1f.., is that it?
\t4.……\uff0c \u53ef\u4ee5 \u5417\uff1f …, is that OK?<\/p>\n

\tBy placing these on the end of a sentence, you can soften a suggestion or request confirmation.<\/p>\n

\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

G\u011bi w\u01d2 men shí èr pín\u0261 pú t\u0251o ji\u01d4 , ké y\u01d0 m\u0251?
\t\u7ed9\u6211\u4eec\u5341\u4e8c\u74f6\u8461\u8404\u9152\uff0c\u53ef\u4ee5\u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n
Give us twelve bottles of wine, OK?<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

N\u01d0 x\u01d0 hu\u0251n t\u0101 \uff0c shì m\u0251 ?
\t\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4ed6\uff0c\u662f\u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n
You like him, right?<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

T\u0101 shì n\u01d0 \u0261\u0113 \u0261e \uff0c duì m\u0251?
\t\u4ed6\u662f\u4f60\u54e5\u54e5\uff0c\u5bf9\u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n
He is your older brother, right?<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 men h\u0113 chá \uff0c h\u01ceo m\u0251?
\t\u6211\u4eec \u559d\u8336\uff0c\u597d\u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n
Let's drink some tea, OK?<\/div>\n

\t <\/p>\n