不是吗

不是嗎
búshìma
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 isn't that so?
  2. 2 isn't it?
  3. 3 right?

Examples

Tā shì ge hǎorén, bú shì ma?
He's a good person, isn't he?
Wǒmen dōu tóngyì le, bú shì ma?
We all agreed, didn't we?

Tips

grammar
不是吗 is a tag question added to the end of a statement to invite agreement, similar to English 'isn't it?' or 'right?'. The (shì) does NOT have to match the verb of the main clause — 不是吗 works for any sentence: 不是吗?(You came, didn't you?).
mistakes
Don't confuse with 是不是 (shì bú shì), which is a yes-or-no question word at the start or middle of a sentence. 不是吗 is always sentence-final and seeks confirmation, not information.

Stroke Order

shì
ma