... + 吗？

吗 (ma) yes/no questions

Turn any statement into a yes/no question by adding 吗 at the very end — the word order of the statement never changes. Answer by repeating the verb (是 → 是 / 不是, 有 → 有 / 没有) rather than a plain 'yes' or 'no'.

Examples

你是学生吗？
nǐ shì xué sheng ma
Are you a student?
你忙吗？
nǐ máng ma
Are you busy?
他有车吗？
tā yǒu chē ma
Does he have a car?

Common mistake

✗ Wrong: 你是吗学生？

✓ Right: 你是学生吗？

吗 always sits at the very end of the sentence, never in the middle where 是 or the verb was. The statement's word order stays untouched — 吗 is just appended.

Practice this pattern

Fill in the missing character:

你是学生＿？

Are you a student?