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Expressing Impossibility

how could, who would
Emphasize that something is impossible or unlikely by asking a rhetorical question.
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  • 내 어찌 고향을 잊으리오.
    How could I forget my home?
  • 그 누가 당신을 싫어하리오.
    Who would hate you?
  • 우리가 어찌 포기하였으리오.
    How could we have given up?
  • 그가 성공하겠으리오?
    Could he possibly succeed?
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