TAKOBOTO

probably won't
you probably won't die from this illness

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このびょうきでしぬまいとおもうが、ねんのためいしゃにそうだんしてください。

You probably won't die from this illness, but just in case please consult a doctor.

ハイテクばかりがきぎょうではあるまい。

Just high-tech isn't enough to get a business started.

にんににんがくるまをもつようになるひもとおくあるまい。

It will not be long before one out of five persons comes to have a car.

ああいうかぜではたいしたものになれまい。

If he goes on like that, he will never amount to much.

いかなるじょうきょうのもとでも、おうじょがおういをけいしょうすることはあるまい。

Under no circumstances will the princess succeed to the throne.

このぎゅうにゅうはあしたまでもつまい。

This milk won't keep till tomorrow.

そのことですぐになにかてをうたねばなるまい。

Something must be done about it in no time.

それはきみのやくにはたつまい。

That won't help you.

そんなうわさはだれもしんじまい。

Nobody will believe that rumor.

かせいへりょこうできるひもとおくあるまい。

It won't be long before we can travel to Mars.

こんどはつみをまぬがれまい。

We'll get in this time.

しょうしょうのウイスキーをのんでもがいにはなりますまい。

It'll do no harm to drink a little whisky.

かれはもうえいごはおしえまい。

He probably won't teach English any more.

かのじょはそんなことはすまい。

She probably won't do such a thing.

こんなきかいはにどとこまい。

Such an opportunity probably won't come again.

きよしのパーティーにはもういくまいとおもった。

I decided (lit. thought) that I would not go to Kiyoshi's parties any more.

もうはしもとにはなにもたのむまいとこころにきめた。

I am determined not to ask any more favors of Hashimoto.

けいこはきよしのパーティーにはもういくまいとおもった。

Keiko decided (lit. thought) that she would not go to Kiyoshi's parties any more.

けいこはきよしのパーティーにもういくまい。

Keiko probably won't go to Kiyoshi's parties any more.

かれはわたしのハンドバッグをとろうとしたが、わたしはとられるまいとしてわきのしたにつよくはさんだ。

He tried to take my bag, but I held it tightly under my arm, trying to keep it from being taken.

わたしはまけるまいとがんばった。

I hung in there, trying not to lose (the game).

にほんへいこうかいくまいかまよった。

I couldn't decided whether or not I should go to Japan.

それはたいしたきんにはなるまい。

It won`t fetch me much.

This is an auxiliary which expresses the negative volition or conjecture of the speaker. It is basically a written form, used in formal writing.

For Gr. 2 verbs, Ｖmasu is occasionally used instead of Ｖinf・nonpast. For irregular verbs, すまい and こまい are sometimes used instead of するまいand くるまい, respectively. See examples #6088, #6089, and #6090.

まい does not have a past form. The past tense is expressed by other verbs. See examples #6091 and #6092.

The volition of someone other than the speaker can be expressed by まい, as in example #6093. Note that と思う is used to express the volition of someone other than the speaker. Thus, example #6094 expresses the conjecture of the speaker rather than the volition of Keiko.

Ｖinf・nonpastまいとする expresses the idea of "try not to Ｖ." See example #6095. When this structure is used in a subordinate clause, する is often omitted, as in example #6096.

ＶvolitionalかＶinf・nonpastまいか expresses the idea "whether (I) will Ｖ or not," as in example #6098.

rubyhatchet

Ｖnonpastまい
1. 行くまい (〜will not go; probably will not go)
2. 教えるまい (〜will not teach; probably will not teach)

Adj(i)stemくはあるまい
1. 高くはあるまい (〜is probably not expensive)

Adj(na)stem/Nounであるまい
1. 静かではあるまい (〜is probably not quiet)
2. 先生ではあるまい (〜is probably not a teacher)

rubyhatchet

As for the first example, we don't say 死ぬまい for the third person. We'd say 病気で死ぬことはあるまいと思うが、…。
When you talk about yourself, you'd say この病気で死ぬまい、絶対生きてやる。

Miki

This usage is now generally replaced by ないだろう

Amatuka

Commonly used with あるまい

Amatuka

Hmm, my example might be 'mai-3' : expression of a negative that is natural or appropriate.

Amatuka

in #4703 what does まぬがれまい mean?

dc

まぬかれる is a dictonary form. It is also pronounced as まぬがれる. 免れる means 逃れる.
まぬがれ + まい (neg) = You will not be able to escape from being punished this time.

Miki

Is this similar to あるわけない？

nazonatte69

I`m not sure if my example #8089 is really this -mai.

karekano