To ask a yes/no question in Arabic, attach the interrogative Hamza (أ) to the beginning of a sentence. Unlike other question words (like هل), the Hamza has absolute priority in Arabic syntax: it must appear at the very beginning, before conjunctions like و (and), فـ (so/then), and ثم (then).
Asking "So...?" or "Then...?" with أفـ
When linking a question as a direct consequence using فـ (so/then), the Hamza comes first, creating أفـ.
| Then will you erase these memories, unless they are an illusion? | أفستمحو هذه الذكريات، إلا إذا كانت وهما؟afasatamhû hâdhihi adh-dhikrayâti, illâ idhâ kânat wahman? |
| Then do we believe that the distortion of the past is an inevitability from which there is no escape? | أفنعتقد أن تشوه الماضي حتمية لا مفر منها؟afanataqidu anna tashawwuha almâdî hatmiyyatun lâ mafarra minhâ? |
Adding "And...?" with أوَ
To ask "and...?" or add a question to an ongoing discussion, place the Hamza before the conjunction و, forming أوَ.
| And is this not a temporal paradox that will lead to the destruction of the earth? | أوليست هذه مفارقة زمنية ستؤدي إلى دمار الأرض؟awalaysat hâdhihi mufâraqatan zamaniyyatan satu'addî ilâ damâri al-'ardi? |
| And will we face this paradox, unless it is an inevitability? | أوسنواجه هذه المفارقة، إلا إذا كانت حتمية؟awa sanuwâjihu hâdhihi al-mufâraqata, illâ idhâ kânat hatmiyyatan? |
Questioning Sequences with أثم
To question a sequence of events with a time delay ("and then...?"), place the Hamza before ثم, creating أثم.
| Then do we breach a parallel reality that is likely to kill us? | أثم نخترق واقعا موازيا من المحتمل أن يقتلنا؟athumma nakhtariqu wâqi'an muwâziyan mina al-muhtamali an yaqtulanâ? |
| Then does this machine erase any temporal mistake? | أثم تمحو هذه الآلة أي خطأ زمني؟athumma tamhû hâdhihi l-âlatu ayya khata'in zamaniyyin? |
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