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In English, tag questions change depending on the subject and verb ("aren't you?", "didn't she?", "hasn't it?"). 

Turkish makes this incredibly easy. To seek confirmation, just add the unchanging phrase **değil mi?** (literally "is it not?") to the end of your sentence. You can think of it as the equivalent of ending a sentence with "right?"

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### Any verb, tense, or polarity

No matter the subject, the tense, or whether the statement is positive or negative, the tag remains exactly the same. You do not conjugate it.

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Question tags (değil mi?)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
flea	bit
This flea market is very big, right?	Bu bit pazarı çok büyük, değil mi?
gramophone	gramofon
reasonable	makul
Can you give a reasonable price for this antique gramophone?	Bu antika gramofon için makul bir fiyat verebilir misin?
prayer beads / rosary	tespih
These old prayer beads are very valuable, aren't they?	Bu eski tespih çok değerli, değil mi?
copper	bakır
scratch	çizik
There are no scratches at all on this copper plate, right?	Bu bakır tabakta hiç çizik yok, değil mi?
tradesman / shopkeeper (artisan or small business owner)	esnaf
You are a tradesman, you can make a discount on the price, right?	Esnaf adamsın, fiyatta indirim yapabilirsin, değil mi?
rug / kilim (flat-woven)	kilim
This rug is sold cheaper at the other market, right?	Bu kilim diğer pazarda daha ucuza satılıyor, değil mi?
Antiques are sold at the other market.	Antika eşyalar diğer pazarda satılıyor.
You know that there is a scratch on the gramophone, don't you?	Gramofonda çizik olduğunu biliyorsun, değil mi?
You noticed that there is damage on the copper, didn't you?	Bakırda hasar olduğunu fark ettin, değil mi?
We can always find rugs cheaply at the flea market, right?	Bit pazarında her zaman ucuza kilim bulabiliriz, değil mi?
ceramic	seramik
We can put prayer beads into this ceramic box, right?	Bu seramik kutuya tespih koyabiliriz, değil mi?
There is a scratch on the vase, this lowers the price, right?	Vazoda çizik var, bu fiyatı düşürür, değil mi?
The tradesman wants a reasonable price for the ceramic vase, doesn't he?	Esnaf seramik vazo için makul bir fiyat istiyor, değil mi?
collector	koleksiyoncu
isn't it / right (tag question)	değil mi
You are a collector, aren't you?	Sen koleksiyoncusun, değil mi?
genuine / authentic	hakiki
You are buying this genuine rug from that collector, aren't you?	Bu hakiki kilimi o koleksiyoncudan alıyorsun, değil mi?
It is necessary to research a lot to find a genuine antique, isn't it?	Hakiki bir antika bulmak için çok araştırmak lazım, değil mi?
You are haggling because you find the price very high, aren't you?	Fiyatı çok yüksek bulduğunuz için pazarlık yapıyorsunuz, değil mi?
That collector isn't selling this genuine sculpture, right?	O koleksiyoncu bu hakiki heykeli satmıyor, değil mi?