盍ぞ…ざる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
盍
なん
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

なんぞ (nanzo) + ず (-zu). ず (-zu) inflects to the 連(れん)体(たい)形(けい) (rentaikei, “adnominal”) form ざる (-zaru) due to 係(かか)り結(むす)び (kakarimusubi) involving ぞ (zo). The verb being encouraged to be done in turn inflects to 未然形(みぜんけい) (mizenkei) to connect with the ざる (-zaru).

Verb

盍(なん)ぞ…ざる • (nanzo…zaru) 

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) why not?
    盍(なん)ぞ行(い)かざる
    nanzo ikazaru
    why not go?
  2. (Classical Japanese or literary) expresses volition
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