まい
(Mai)
will not / probably not / intention not to.
Connection rules
- ＋Godan / Ichidan V dict + まい (or 〜ます stem + まい for ichidan, varied). Irregular: する → すまい / しまい; くる → くまい / こまい.
- ＋Literary / archaic negative volitional — equivalent of modern ないだろう / ない.
- ＋Two senses: negative prediction ('won't') and negative intention ('will not').
Examples
1.
もう二度と彼とは会うまい。
Mou nidoto kare to wa au mai.
I'll never see him again.
「will not / probably not / intention not to」
2.
そんな簡単には負けるまい。
Sonna kantan ni wa makeru mai.
I won't lose so easily.
「will not / probably not / intention not to」
Practice
There is probably no one who doesn't know his name in this town.
この町で彼の名を知らない者は___。
Romaji also accepted