ぬ (I. 315)

Example sentences

(ksa).　
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.
(ksb).　
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.
(a).　
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.
(b).　
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.
(c).　
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.
(d).　
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.

Formation

Vnegativeぬ (Noun/Auxillary)
知らぬSomeone doesn’t know someone/something
知らぬ人A person whom someone doesn’t know or someone who doesn’t know something
知らぬらしいIt appears that someone doesn’t know someone/something
IrregularせぬDoes not do something
IrregularおらぬSomeone does not exist