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 fjay69 fjay69 September 2, 2021 September 2, 2021 at 12:49:27 PM UTC link Permalink

離陸せんとしていた＝離陸しようとしていた？
https://jisho.org/search/sentosuru
Should I tag this sentence with "archaic"?

bunbuku bunbuku September 2, 2021, edited September 3, 2021 September 2, 2021 at 7:04:53 PM UTC, edited September 3, 2021 at 4:03:35 AM UTC link Permalink

@fjay69

>離陸せんとしていた＝離陸しようとしていた？
Yes. I usually don't use such expression, it sounds formal and literary to me. However, some people still use it on Twitter. I don't think it needs "archaic" tag.
https://twitter.com/search?q=%2...rc=typed_query

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飛行機はまさに離陸せんとしていた。

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➜ #318051The plane was on the point of taking off.

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