noun
negative question
Linguistics term for a question framed in the negative, such as 'Can't you read Japanese?'. Used in grammatical analysis.
日本語の否定疑問文は、答え方に注意が必要だ。
With Japanese negative questions, you need to be careful how you answer.
疑問文 is a general interrogative sentence, while 否定疑問文 specifically refers to questions that contain negation.
Compound of 否定 (negation) + 疑問文 (interrogative sentence).