盍ぞ…ざる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
盍
なん
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

なんぞ (nanzo) + ず (-zu). ず (-zu) inflects to the 連(れん)体(たい)形(けい) (rentaikei, “adnominal”) form ざる (-zaru) due to 係(かか)り結(むす)び (kakarimusubi).

Verb

盍(なん)ぞ…ざる • (nanzo…zaru) 

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) why not?
  2. (Classical Japanese or literary) expresses volition
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