"tag question" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tag questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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?”. Wikipedia link: tag question Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: question tag Translations (question inviting agreement): 附加問句 (Chinese Mandarin), 附加问句 (fùjiā wènjù) (Chinese Mandarin), aangeplakte vraag [feminine] (Dutch), staartvraag [feminine] (Dutch), aanhangselvraag [feminine] (Dutch), liitekysymys (Finnish), question-tag [feminine] (French), question tag [feminine] (French), Refrainfrage [feminine] (German), Nachziehfrage [feminine] (German), utókérdés (Hungarian), simuló kérdés (Hungarian), „ugye?” kérdés (Hungarian), question tag [feminine] (Italian), tag question [feminine] (Italian), 付加疑問文 (fuka gimonbun) (alt: ふかぎもんぶん) (Japanese), 부가의문문 (bugauimunmun) (Korean), раздели́тельный вопро́с (razdelítelʹnyj voprós) [masculine] (Russian), påhängsfråga [common-gender] (Swedish), eklenti soru (Turkish)

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      "word": "påhängsfråga"
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