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Grammar and points of interest
verb volitional form + としない
verb volitional form + としない
not trying to ~, not making an effort to ~
泣いたことがない若者は野蛮人であり、笑おうとしない老人は愚者である。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
Most common form: なく
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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noun
1. thing; matter (often written with kana only)2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis (often written with kana only)
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2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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noun, 'no' adjective
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters(click the word for examples and links)
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to laugh2. to smile
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)2. indicates will
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2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (often written with kana only)
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