〜ぬ

Formation

N2LiteraryLiterature
ない-Form
Verb
Ex.
する → せぬ

Meaning

Means 'not'. It is an archaic or literary version of the negative suffix '〜ない'.

Examples

思わぬ展開に驚いた。

I was surprised by the unexpected development.

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