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how should I know in Arabic

كَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ؟ kayfa lī an a’rifa?

how should I know in Arabic: كَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ؟ (kayfa lī an a’rifa?). In English, how should I know means a rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor would be able to know it; sometimes therefore also implying that the asker was wrong to ask the askee at all.

Arabic words for how should I know

Translations
كَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ؟ kayfa lī an a’rifa?

English meaning of how should I know

  1. phrase A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor would be able to know it; sometimes therefore also implying that the asker was wrong to ask the askee at all.

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  • Near-synonyms: God knows, who knows, I don't know

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What is the meaning of how should I know in Arabic?
How should I know in Arabic is كَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ؟ (kayfa lī an a’rifa?).
ما معنى كلمة how should I know؟
How should I know: كَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ؟ (kayfa lī an a’rifa?).
What does how should I know mean in English?
How should I know means a rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor would be able to know it; sometimes therefore also implying that the asker was wrong to ask the askee at all.

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