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Grammar detail: ませぬ negative

ませぬ negative  classical negative form
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ませぬ
is a classical negative form. It is the precursor of the modern ません negative form (in which the ぬ has shortened to become ん).
The ませぬ negative is the politer form of the ぬ negative form (which corresponds to the modern ない negative form), but unlike the ぬ negative, which is still seen very occasionally, the ませぬ negative form is rarely used in modern Japanese, and would typically only be encountered in older texts.
できますできませぬ
行きませぬ
鳴きませぬ
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Kanji used in this grammar

コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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メイ   な to chirp, to twitter   な to sound, to ring   ならす to make ring   
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