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Rhetorical question 不是……吗 (反问句：不是……吗)
不是...吗 is a rhetorical or confirming question: the speaker expects the answer to be yes or reminds the listener of something.
Exemplo principal
你不是明天考试吗？
Nǐ bú shì míngtiān kǎoshì ma?
Aren't you taking the exam tomorrow?
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Resumo da lição
不是 + Statement + 吗？: 不是...吗 is a rhetorical or confirming question: the speaker expects the answer to be yes or reminds the listener of something.
Use 不是...吗 when you think something is true and want confirmation, surprise, or a reminder. It is not a neutral yes-no question. The sentence between 不是 and 吗 is the fact being checked: 你不是明天考试吗？ Do not use it when you genuinely have no idea.
Estrutura gramatical
不是 + statement + 吗?
Isn't it true that...? / Didn't you say...?
你不是明天考试吗？
Nǐ bú shì míngtiān kǎoshì ma?
Aren't you taking the exam tomorrow?
这不是你的书吗？
Zhè bú shì nǐ de shū ma?
Isn't this your book?
他不是已经走了吗？
Tā bú shì yǐjīng zǒu le ma?
Complete a lacuna:
Didn't he already leave?