V-ぬ and V-あん in Japanese
For example: 許されない -> 許さん; 知らない -> 知らぬ
I would like to know about the these types of Verbs.
Do they have meaning of negation? What are the rules to change from V-る to V-ぬ and V-あん
Thank you so much.
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Yes, they are negative form and -ぬ is a kind of archaic Japanese and we don't use it now in everyday conversations, it's used in proverval phrases. Then it became to be pronounced -ん and it's sometime used now, especially in some dialect.
Note: about your example, it's not 許されない, but 許さない, the negative form of 許す.
許す--> 許さない --> 許さぬ、許さん
(passive voice: 許される --> 許されない --> 許されぬ、許されん)
知る--> 知らない--> 知らぬ、知らん
I hope this helps you.
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