むず
JLPT Level: N5
Meanings
shall
I wonder
isn't it?
Usage
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
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.
いざ行かむず。
いざいかむず。
Shall we go, I wonder?
雨が降らむず。
あめがふらむず。
It seems it will rain, I wonder.
この道を通らむず。
このみちをとおらむず。
I wonder if I should go through this road.