Translation for [竜とは逃げぬものなれば]


new in the language so I am having a hard time figuring out the meaning of
this sentence. 'When it comes to dragons, you can't escape' would be my
translation, but pretty sure I am wrong. If it doesn't take too much time,
please give me a brief explanation about the grammar. Thanks a lot!




This sentence is using the grammar of [classical/archaic
Japanese](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/kobun-reading-introduction/). This
sentence can be translated to modern Japanese as 竜とは逃げないものなので or
竜とは逃げないものですから.

  * **竜** : "dragon"
  * **とは** : quotative と + thematic は, used to give a definition or an important characteristic of something. See: [Use of とは when there doesn't seem to be comparison](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/38576/5010)
  * **逃げ** : "escape", the 未然形 ("irrealis form") of 逃ぐ, which is an archaic version of 逃げる
  * **ぬ** : "not", the 連体形 ("attributive form") of ず, which is an archaic negation marker (≒modern ない)
  * **もの** : "thing", "existence"
  * **なれ** : "is", the 已然形 ("realis form") of なり, which is an archaic copula (≒modern です/だ)
  * **ば** : "because", an archaic reason marker (≒modern ので/から)

> 竜とは逃げぬものなれば。  
>  (It's) because a dragon is an existence that does not escape.  
>  (It's) because dragons won't escape (from you).




This sentence is using the grammar of [classical/archaic
Japanese](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/kobun-reading-introduction/). This
sentence can be translated to modern Japanese as 竜とは逃げないものなので or
竜とは逃げないものですから.

  * **竜** : "dragon"
  * **とは** : quotative と + thematic は, used to give a definition or an important characteristic of something. See: [Use of とは when there doesn't seem to be comparison](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/38576/5010)
  * **逃げ** : "escape", the 未然形 ("irrealis form") of 逃ぐ, which is an archaic version of 逃げる
  * **ぬ** : "not", the 連体形 ("attributive form") of ず, which is an archaic negation marker (≒modern ない)
  * **もの** : "thing", "existence"
  * **なれ** : "is", the 已然形 ("realis form") of なり, which is an archaic copula (≒modern です/だ)
  * **ば** : "because", an archaic reason marker (≒modern ので/から)

> 竜とは逃げぬものなれば。  
>  (It's) because a dragon is an existence that does not escape.  
>  (It's) because dragons won't escape (from you).

