ぬ (nu)

Meaning & usage

Not | An archaic auxiliary that indicates negation.

Example sentences 6

1. その日本人は英語が分からぬようだった。

   That Japanese did not seem to understand English.

2. グローバルな時代に自国のことだけを考えるわけにはいかぬ。

   In the global age we cannot think of our own country alone.

3. 彼は何を聞いても、知らぬとしか答えぬ。

   No matter what I ask, he answers only that he does not know.

4. 日本語が話せる者はこの辺にはおらぬ。

   In this area there are not people who can speak Japanese.

5. 最近は滅多に酒を飲まぬが、若い頃はよく飲んだものだ。

   I seldom drink these days, but I used to drink a lot when I was young.

6. 知らぬことを知らぬと言うには勇気が要る。

   When you don't know something, it takes courage to admit it.