Topic N2
Japanese Learning
74. まい : Probably not / I doubt.
✏️Structure
V-ru + まい💡Usage
Expresses a negative conjecture: it probably won't happen.
📚Examples
彼はもう来まい。
Kare wa mou ku mai.
He probably won't come anymore.
この雨は午後には止むまい。
Kono ame wa gogo ni wa yamu mai.
This rain probably won't stop in the afternoon.
そんなことはあるまい。
Sonna koto wa aru mai.
That probably isn't the case.
誰も信じまいが、これは事実だ。
Dare mo shinji mai ga, kore wa jijitsu da.
No one will probably believe it, but this is the truth.
彼にはこの問題は解けまい。
Kare ni wa kono mondai wa toke mai.
He probably won't be able to solve this problem.
夢ではあるまいか。
Yume dewa aru mai ka.
Isn't this a dream?
子供には分かるまい。
Kodomo ni wa wakaru mai.
Children probably won't understand.
二度と会うことはあるまい。
Nidoto au koto wa aru mai.
We probably won't meet again.
これ以上の幸せはあるまい。
Kore ijou no shiawase wa aru mai.
There is probably no greater happiness than this.
彼が犯人ではあるまい。
Kare ga hannin dewa aru mai.
He probably isn't the culprit.