Example sentences
Formation
(i) Vinformal nonpast | まい | |
行くまい | (I) will not go; probably won’t go | |
教えるまい | (I) will not teach; probably won’t teach | |
(ii) Adjective い stem | くはあるまい | |
高くはあるまい | Something is probably not expensive | |
(iii) {Adjective な stem/Noun} | ではあるまい | |
静かではあるまい | Something is probably not quiet | |
先生ではあるまい | Someone is probably not a teacher |