[Grammar] Have you spoken to him yet?

[GSKums]

Please explain me how & why below sentence give negative meaning.
Have you spoken to him yet?
Thanks

 

[emsr2d2]

Please explain to me how and why ​the [STRIKE]below[/STRIKE] sentence below [STRIKE]give[/STRIKE] has a negative meaning.

Have you spoken to him yet?

Thanks.

There is no negative meaning to that question. Why do you think there is?

Note that I have changed your thread title so that it is specific and relevant to this thread.

 

[jutfrank]

We usually use yet in question sentences and negatives sentences.

 

[GSKums]

Since we use 'yet' in negative sentences and I could not get the exact meaning with 'yet' in this sentence, I thought that it is a negative sentence.

 

[emsr2d2]

"Yet" is used in negative sentences but your example was a question. Your question was neutral - it could attract either a positive or a negative answer.

Have you spoken to him yet?
Yes, I have. I spoke to him two hours ago.

Have you spoken to him yet?
No, I haven't spoken to him yet. I'll probably talk to him this afternoon.

As you can see, the positive answer in the first example does not use "yet" but the second answer, which is a negative sentence, uses "yet".