My question is from this sentence. It is from the "Easy Japanese" YouTube videos:
秋雨や我がすげみのはまだ濡らさじ
Why "nurasaji"? I would understand "mada nurasanai" - not yet wet - but why "ji"?
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5That's 'easy Japanese'? I think I'll give up now. I understand almost none of that sentence.– user3856370Commented Apr 13, 2017 at 22:20
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Please don't give up! I don't know that I would call the videos "Easy" - but the conversations are short, with real people, and the captions are in kanji, romaji, and english, and of course you can pause them. Disclaimer: not associated with the videos in any way.– danCommented Apr 14, 2017 at 0:08
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+1 for the haiku.– A.EllettCommented Apr 14, 2017 at 5:36
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Related / duplicate question: Why じと instead of ず in その機を逃さじと?– Eiríkr ÚtlendiCommented Feb 29, 2020 at 0:25
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じ is an archaic auxiliary, similar to まい describing negative volition.
http://www.hello-school.net/haroajapa009021.htm
So it's まだ濡らすまい or まだ濡らさないようにしよう in modern Japanese.
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thank you! This was driving me crazy! I've heard of the negative volitional so this helps!– danCommented Apr 14, 2017 at 0:06
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