Upitni dodaci (question tags)

Question Tags

Upitni dodatak kratko je pitanje dodano na kraj izjave, poput 'isn't it?' ili 'do you?'. Njime provjeravamo informaciju ili tražimo od slušatelja da se složi. Dodatak ponavlja pomoćni glagol iz izjave (ili koristi do / does / did kada ga nema) i ima suprotnu polarnost: potvrdna izjava dobiva niječni dodatak, a niječna izjava potvrdni.

KADA KORISTITI

Koristi ga kada misliš da znaš odgovor i želiš da ga slušatelj potvrdi ili kada u razgovoru tražiš slaganje. Uz silaznu intonaciju dodatak traži slaganje (It's cold, isn't it?). Uz uzlaznu intonaciju to je pravo pitanje (You haven't seen my keys, have you?).

STRUKTURA

positivePositive statement, negative auxiliary+pronoun?

You are a teacher, aren't you?

Ti **si** učitelj, **zar ne**?

negativeNegative statement, positive auxiliary+pronoun?

She doesn't eat meat, does she?

Ona **ne** jede meso, **je li tako**?

formNo auxiliary in the statement → do / does / did

They went home early, didn't they?

**Otišli su** rano kući, **zar ne**?

exceptionI am → aren't I? · Let's → shall we?

I'm late, aren't I?

Kasnim, **zar ne**?

SIGNALNE RIJEČI

isn't it
aren't you
don't you
didn't they
have you
can you
aren't I
shall we

PRIMJERI

It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
Prekrasan je dan, **zar ne**?
You can swim, can't you?
**Znaš** plivati, **zar ne**?
He didn't call you, did he?
On te **nije** nazvao, **je li tako**?
We've met before, haven't we?
Već smo se upoznali, **zar ne**?
Let's take a break, shall we?
Napravimo pauzu, **može**?

ČESTE POGREŠKE

You like coffee, isn't it?

You like coffee, don't you?

Dodatak ponavlja pomoćni glagol i subjekt iz izjave. 'Like' nema pomoćni glagol, pa koristi don't + you. 'Isn't it' nije univerzalni dodatak

She is a doctor, isn't he?

She is a doctor, isn't she?

Zamjenica u dodatku mora odgovarati subjektu izjave

I'm right, amn't I?

I'm right, aren't I?

Uz 'I am' standardni niječni dodatak je 'aren't I'

Nobody called, didn't they?

Nobody called, did they?

Riječi poput nobody, never i nothing čine izjavu niječnom, pa je dodatak potvrdan. Iza nobody i somebody koristi 'they'

Savjet

Najprije pronađi pomoćni glagol (be, have, can, will…). Ako ga nema, koristi do / does / did. Zatim ga okreni: potvrdno postaje niječno, niječno postaje potvrdno, a na kraju dolazi subjekt u obliku zamjenice.