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What does 「考えなければなるまい」の「なるまい」 mean?
What does 「考えなければなるまい」の「なるまい」 mean?
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(打消しの推量)~しないだろう
考えなければならないだろう
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In this なるまい, we should seem to consider.
ねばなるまい comes from ねばならぬ.
精選版 日本国語大辞典の解説
〘連語〙 (打消の助動詞「ず」の已然形に接続助詞「ば」の付いた「ねば」に、動詞「なる」の打消「ならぬ」が付いたもの) なすべき当然のこと、なすべき義務のあることを表わす。「ねばなりません」は丁寧、「ねばなるまい」は推量の表現
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