否ひ定てい疑ぎ問もん文ぶん

noun

negative question

Linguistics term for a question framed in the negative, such as 'Can't you read Japanese?'. Used in grammatical analysis.

• 日本にほん語ごの否ひ定てい疑ぎ問もん文ぶんは、答こたえ方かたに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  With Japanese negative questions, you need to be careful how you answer.