Dictionary

yes-no question en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A question that can only be answered by yes or no and does not allow for elaboration or detail.
   • To make it clear for the jury, I will ask you a simple yes-no question. Did you enter the house on the night of the 15th?

Forms

Coordinates

open question · wh-question · open-ended question · multiple-choice question

Relateds

true-false

Synonyms

polar question · binary question

Translations (18)

ru о́бщий вопро́с (type of question) · ja 一般疑問文 (type of question) · cmn 一般疑問句 /一般疑问句 (type of question) · pl pytanie rozstrzygające (type of question) · ru вопро́с, тре́бующий отве́та «да» и́ли «нет» (type of question) · tr evet/hayır sorusu (type of question) · ro întrebare cu da sau nu (type of question) · es pregunta de sí o no (type of question) · de Entscheidungsfrage (type of question) · es pregunta cerrada (type of question) · cmn 是非問句 /是非问句 (type of question) · hu eldöntendő kérdés (type of question) · grc ἐρώτημα (type of question) · sw ndiyo-hakuna swali (type of question) · fr question totale (type of question) · de Ja-Nein-Frage (type of question) · fi kyllä tai ei -kysymys (type of question) · da ja-nej spørgsmål (type of question)