なかろ

This is the 759th most frequent Japanese word.


なかろ

"なかろ" is a classical or old-fashioned negative form meaning "probably not" or "will not be."


Used to express probability in negative form.

彼は何も言わなかろう。

He will probably say nothing.


Indicates a probable negative future occurrence.

明日は雨は降らなかろう。

It probably won't rain tomorrow.


Used with an additional verb (思う) for supposition of negative probability.

その提案には反対はしなかろうと思う。

I think he probably won’t oppose that proposal.