Logic: Translate the following into everyday English

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Translate the following into everyday English. Note that everyday English does not use variables.

In the following wfs $A^1(x)$ means $x$ is a person, $A^2(x,y)$ means $x$ hates $y$.

$i)\exists x (A^1(x)\land\forall y (A^1(y)\to A^2(x,y)))$

$ii)\forall x(A^1(x)\to\forall y(A^1(y)\to A^2(x,y)))$

$iii)\exists x (A^1(x)\land\forall y(A^1(y)\to(A^2(x,y)\leftrightarrow A^2(y,y))))$

I did i)

i) For every person, there exist another person such that the second hates the first person.

Is it correct?

Also note that I first translate the proposition inside $\forall y (A^1(y)\to A^2(x,y))$

How do I translate $ii)$ and $iii)$?

This is very difficult help please

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Your (i) is incorrect.

Try writing out the definitions of the symbols $\exists$,$\forall$,$\implies$, $A^1$,$A^2$ then simplifying the English.

(i) reads "there exists $x$ such that $x$ is a person and for every $y$, $y$ being a person implies $x$ hates $y$.

More simply this is just "some dude $x$ hates all people"

Try the other two by first writing out the literal meanings then simplifying.