LessonsNon-interrogative Uses of Interrogatives: Rhetorical PurposesQuiz

أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنْتُمْ لَهَا كَارِهُونَ
Shall we force it upon you while you are averse to it?

The question highlights the inappropriateness of forcibly imposing what the audience dislikes. In a-nulzimukumūhā, the interrogative and verb carry attached pronouns that fix the participants, while wa-antum lahā kārihūn states the listeners' aversion.

Its rhetorical force is not a mere request for a prediction about the speaker's future action. It confronts the audience with the implications of coercion under those conditions.

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A-nulzimukumūhā: imposing something against aversion

Non-interrogative Uses of Interrogatives: Rhetorical Purposes

أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنْتُمْ لَهَا كَارِهُونَ
Shall we force it upon you while you are averse to it?

The question highlights the inappropriateness of forcibly imposing what the audience dislikes. In a-nulzimukumūhā, the interrogative and verb carry attached pronouns that fix the participants, while wa-antum lahā kārihūn states the listeners' aversion.

Its rhetorical force is not a mere request for a prediction about the speaker's future action. It confronts the audience with the implications of coercion under those conditions.