N5133/133

むず

動詞未然形 + むず動詞連用形 + むず形容詞語幹 + むず文末に用いて疑問・推量を表すむずの用法

Meanings

  • shall
  • I wonder
  • isn't it?

About this pattern

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

いざ行かむず。

Shall we go, I wonder?

雨が降らむず。

It seems it will rain, I wonder.

この道を通らむず。

I wonder if I should go through this road.