How to Change an Arabic Statement into a Question.
Jul 8, 2021
In Arabic, it is very easy to change a statement into a question.
All you need to do is add the word “hal”.
This works for both verbal and nominal sentences:
Though the verbal sentence is preferred in Fus7a (formal/standard Arabic), the nominal sentence is also widely used.
So, as you see, the word “hal” is similar to “Est-ce-que” in French.
Chinese uses the word “ma” at the end of a declarative sentence for the same purpose.
In spoken Arabic, we do not generally use “hal”. We rely on a rising intonation to denote a question.
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