When I want to ask whether or not something I have is what I think it is, I can't figure out exactly what to say. > これは梅じゃないの? (Rising intonation) > > Is this not a plum? > これは梅じゃないね。(Falling intonation) > This isn't a plum, right? How could I say something like > "This isn't a plum?!" (With a sense of surprise) > "Isn't this a plum?" [For a different example, here is the following from よつばと.][1] [Which is translated officially to this.][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/lg3Av.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/AKnIc.png In my mind, the translation is "Aren't I dead?" I guess I don't know if I'm being semantic or not, sorry.