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.