义项
语气助词,用在句末,构成疑问句
Added at the end of a statement, it turns it into a yes/no question with no change of word order: 你是学生 → 你是学生吗?
particle
例句
- 你是学生吗?你是學生嗎?Nǐ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) xuésheng (second tone, rising) ma? (neutral tone)···
Are you a student?
- 你想喝一杯茶吗?你想喝一杯茶嗎?Nǐ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) hē (first tone, high and level) yì (fourth tone, falling) bēi (first tone, high and level) chá (second tone, rising) ma? (neutral tone)···
Would you like a cup of tea?
常见错误
不太对你叫什么名字吗?
正确你叫什么名字?
吗 belongs only to yes/no questions. A sentence that already contains 什么, 谁, 哪儿 or 几 is a question, and adding 吗 makes it ungrammatical.