also: ん
auxiliary verb
Classical negative auxiliary equivalent to modern ない. Attaches to the -nai stem of verbs (and せ～ for サ変). ん is a contracted form. Used in literary, archaic, or dialectal contexts; not productive in standard modern Japanese.
See also: ない
There is no day when the wind does not blow.
He does not know the truth.
I don't know such a thing.
He pretended not to notice the person in trouble.
Standard hiragana form of the classical negative auxiliary.
Contracted form common in speech and informal writing.
Classical Japanese negative auxiliary. The form ん is a contraction of ぬ, common in colloquial and dialectal speech.