ぬ

Auxiliary (used in writing and formal speech only) (Intermediate ㊥ 315)

An archaic auxiliary that indicates negation.

Equivalent: Not

グローバルな時代に自国のことだけを考えるわけにはいかぬ。
In the global age we cannot think of our own country alone.
知らぬことを知らぬと言うには勇気が要る。
When you don't know something, it takes courage to admit it.
彼は何を聞いても、知らぬとしか答えぬ。
No matter what I ask, he answers only that he does not know.
その日本人は英語が分からぬようだった。
That Japanese did not seem to understand English.
最近は滅多に酒を飲まぬが、若い頃はよく飲んだものだ。
I seldom drink these days, but I used to drink a lot when I was young.
日本語が話せる者はこの辺にはおらぬ。
In this area there are not people who can speak Japanese.

Formation

Vnegativeぬ (Noun/Auxillary)
知らぬSomeone doesn’t know someone/something
知らぬ人A person whom someone doesn’t know or someone who doesn’t know something
知らぬらしいIt appears that someone doesn’t know someone/something
IrregularせぬDoes not do something
IrregularおらぬSomeone does not exist

Notes