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Grammar detail: ぬ negative

ぬ negative - classical negative form
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verb negative stem
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ぬ
is a classical form of the negative. It's still used today, although sounds somewhat archaic.
Examples:
できる できぬ
い
行
く		 行かぬ
お
終
わる		 終わらぬ
There are a couple of irregular forms:
する せぬ
くる こぬ
For example:
DETAILS
かのじょ
彼女
は
ふたた
再
び
こきょう
故郷
には
かえ
帰
らぬ
うんめい
運命
にあった。
She was never to see her home again.
DETAILS
よそう
予想
は、
すんぶん
寸分
ちが
違
わぬくらい
あた
当
った。
His expectations hit the mark exactly.
DETAILS
かれ
彼
は
よき
予期
せぬ
しょうがい
障害
に
であ
出会
った。
He met an unexpected obstacle.
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See also:
  • verb stem + ぬ - completely finish

Kanji used in this grammar

行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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終
シュウ   end   おわる to come to an end   おえる to bring to an end   
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2
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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3
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
1
再
サイ   サ   ふたたび again   
4
故
コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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5
郷
キョウ   ゴウ   hometown
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5
帰
キ   かえる to return   かえす to send back, give back   
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2
運
ウン   carry; luck   はこぶ to carry   
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2
命
メイ   ミョウ    fate, life   いのち life   
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3
予
ヨ    previously, in advance   
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3
想
ソウ   ソ    idea, thought   
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3
寸
スン   inch
5
分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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1
違
イ   different   ちがう to be different   ちがえる to change, alter, vary   
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3
当
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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3
期
キ   ゴ    period of time   
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3
障
ショウ   さわる to hinder, hamper   
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5
害
ガイ    damaged, injured   
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3
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
1
会
カイ   エ   あう to meet   
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