<p>&quot;对&quot; is used in reply confirming something is right/correct = Yes, it is correct.</p>
<p>&quot;对不对&quot; is used in inquiry = correct or incorrect?</p>
<ul>
<li><p>你是老师，对不对？- You are a teacher, correct (or incorrect)?</p>
</li>
<li><p>对, 我是老师 - Correct, I'm a teacher.</p>
</li>
</ul>

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2024-04-05T06:59:00.260Z
That’s great. I thought that would likely be the case - thanks for confirming.
BCE
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r13
<p>Actually, “你是老师，对不对？” is very similar to a tag question.</p>
<p>你是老师，对不对？</p>
<blockquote>
<p>You are a teacher, aren't you? (Written English)</p>
<p>You are a teacher, right? (Spoken English)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>对，我是老师。</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Yes, I am a teacher.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>See also: <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22bu%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22bu%22</a></p>
<p>There are variants with &quot;X + 吗&quot; instead of &quot;X + 不 + X&quot; (X can be 对/是/好/可以）:</p>
<p>你是老师，对吗？is roughly equivalent to 你是老师，对不对？</p>
<p>See: <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22</a></p>

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YouJiacheng
<p>So firstly I must apologise as I am about two weeks into a Duolingo course - so I would say my understanding of the language is near enough 0.</p>
<p>However, I wanted to ask if someone could clarify some examples of when you would use <strong>对</strong> and <strong>对不对</strong>.</p>
<p>It is my understanding that they both mean the same thing, is one more formal than the other?</p>
<p>E.g. <strong>对我是老师！</strong> and <strong>你是老师，对不对？</strong></p>
<p>Could you also say <strong>对不对我是老师</strong> or is that now becoming incorrect?</p>
<p>(Apologies if I am missing any grammar!)</p>

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When to use 对 and 对不对
# When to use 对 and 对不对

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-04)

So firstly I must apologise as I am about two weeks into a Duolingo course - so I would say my understanding of the language is near enough 0.

However, I wanted to ask if someone could clarify some examples of when you would use **对** and **对不对**.

It is my understanding that they both mean the same thing, is one more formal than the other?

E.g. **对我是老师！** and **你是老师，对不对？**

Could you also say **对不对我是老师** or is that now becoming incorrect?

(Apologies if I am missing any grammar!)

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-04-04. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

"对" is used in reply confirming something is right/correct = Yes, it is correct.

"对不对" is used in inquiry = correct or incorrect?

* 你是老师，对不对？- You are a teacher, correct (or incorrect)?
* 对, 我是老师 - Correct, I'm a teacher.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That’s great. I thought that would likely be the case - thanks for confirming.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-04-06. Score: 0

Actually, “你是老师，对不对？” is very similar to a tag question.

你是老师，对不对？

> You are a teacher, aren't you? (Written English)
>
> You are a teacher, right? (Spoken English)

对，我是老师。

> Yes, I am a teacher.

See also: <https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22bu%22>

There are variants with "X + 吗" instead of "X + 不 + X" (X can be 对/是/好/可以）:

你是老师，对吗？is roughly equivalent to 你是老师，对不对？

See: <https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22ma%22>


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