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didn't en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪn(n)t/ (Canada, dialectal)
• [ˈdɪdⁿn̩(ʔ)] (General-American)
• /ˈdɪnət/ (Canada, dialectal)
• /ˈdɪdn̩t/
• [ˈdɪnʔ] (Yorkshire)
• (US) audio
• [ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ] (General-American)
• (UK) audio
• [ˈdɪn̩] (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English did Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English didn't From did + -n't.

Meanings

1. did not (negative auxiliary)

Forms