むず
Meanings
- shall
- I wonder
- isn't it?
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Explanation
むず is a classical (archaic) sentence-ending and auxiliary form that expresses volition, conjecture, or wondering about something. In modern Japanese, you rarely encounter it in everyday speech; it appears in classical literature, historical texts, or certain stylistic reproductions. When used, it softens statements with a sense of “I wonder…,” “shall we…,” or “isn’t it so…,” conveying speaker’s tentative intention or tentative guess rather than a firm plan or statement.
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Example sentences
Shall we go, I wonder?
It seems it will rain, I wonder.
I wonder if I should go through this road.
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