n'est-ce pas

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French n'est-ce pas ? (“isn't it?”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /nɛsˈpa/, /nɛsˈpɑː/ Rhymes: -ɑː === Phrase === n'est-ce pas (chiefly humorous) Used to form tag questions. === Anagrams === netspaces == French == === Etymology === Literally, “is it not?”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /n‿ɛs pa/ ~ /n‿ɛs pɑ/ === Phrase === n'est-ce pas Used as an expression of affirmation after a statement, often translated into English as a tag question. Bizarre, n'est-ce pas ? ― Strange, isn't it? === Further reading === “n'est-ce pas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012