unit 7.3 question tags

a question tag is a brief interrogative sentence mesh bag that behind a sense become stuck. It is often translated as in the Dutch; EH? , right? or right?
you make a question tag in the following way: you check out the subject and the auxiliary verb (to be, to have, to do, can, will) from the preceding sentence.

If the werkowoord (+) is in the affirmative, the question tag negative.
If the verb is in the negative (-), become the question tag in the affirmative

+                                                                  -                                                translate

he's thinking about it,                              isn't he?                                       hij denkt erover toch?

you did love her,                                     didn't you?                                   je hield toch van haar, of niet?

-                                                                 +                                                      translate

she can't play the volin,                        can she?                                       ze speelt toch geen viool?

you aren't serious,                               are you?                                         je meent hot toch niet, of wel?

watch out!!!

If there is no auxiliary verb in the preceding sentence, then make the question tag with to do:

your dad looks like a filmstar, doesn't he?                               je vader ziet er toch uit als een filmster?

you wrote that e-mail, didn't you?                                            jij hebt die e-mail toch geschreven

You may use any names in the question tag. names you replace by he/she/it/etc.

mike borrowed your mobile phone, didn't he?           mike heeft je mobieltje geleend. nietwaar?