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What is the translation of 「ナイフの10倍は **あろうかという巨大な刀** 」.

I think it's translated into "The huge sword that is 10 times bigger than a
knife"

And what is 「はあろうかという巨大な刃」. I'd appreciate it if you could explain it with
easy English.
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volitional-form
What does volitional form + か + というNOUN mean
> ナイフの10倍はあろう **か** という巨大な刀  
>  (= ナイフの10倍はあるだろうかという巨大な刀)  
>  the huge sword that is perhaps more than 10 times bigger than a knife

To break down,

  * This は is a contrast maker working like "at least".
  * あろう is the "volitional" form of ある, but it's roughly the same as あるだろう here. あろう sounds more literary. 
    * [Japanese Grammar: The mysterious connection between the volitional form and でしょう / だろう](https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2022/03/30/japanese-grammar-the-mysterious-connection-between-the-volational-form-and-%E3%81%A7%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86-%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86-deshou-darou/)
    * [推量の助詞、「う」... does this particle exist?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/14854/5010)
  * This ある is not "to exist" but a verb to express the size/weight of something. See [my answer here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/97542/5010).
  * This か is optional, but it's a question marker that adds a sense of uncertainty (i.e., "perhaps", "presumably"). [See my answer here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/65697/5010).
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