本来就是吗

[dan ni er]

could someone tell me what this means, my gf says it the whole time. is it the same meaning as 难道不是吗

thanks

[skylee]

My views -

a) it is 本来就是嘛

B) it means "this is how it is supposed to be"

c) it is not the same as 难道不是吗

[Gulao]

c) it is not the same as 难道不是吗

I think it has roughly the same intent, though, just with different semantic qualities on the part of the speaker. One is affirmative, the other is rhetorical. That is to say:

本来就是嘛。 = This is how it is (and how it should be).

难道不是吗？= Are you saying it's not? (Because it is.)

[roddy]

Bearing in mind the girlfriend context, I think we can make a very rough and ready explanation like thus:

难道不是吗 = "Please confirm for me that you do not disagree with me."

本来就是嘛 = "Please confirm for me that you agree with me."

[Janedcm]

It is different with 难道不是吗.

本来就是吗 means thing is true for it is true originaly or always. i think 吗should be instead by 嘛(ma) in this sentence.

for exmple: you said to your gf " 你对我真好(you are very kind for me .)", you gf said "本来就是嘛" she means she is always kind for you.