didn't

didn't

See also: didnt

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English did
English -n't
English didn't

    From did + -n't.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdɪdn̩t/
    • (General American) IPA(key): [ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ], [ˈdɪn̩], [ˈdɪdⁿn̩(ʔ)]
    • (Yorkshire) IPA(key): [ˈdɪnʔ]
    • (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɖi(ɖi)ɳʈ/
    • (Canada, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈdɪnət/, /ˈdɪn(n)t/
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    • Rhymes: -ɪdənt

    Verb

    didn't

    1. did not (negative auxiliary[1])

    References

    1. ^ Arnold M. Zwicky and Geoffrey K. Pullum, Cliticization vs. Inflection: English n’t, Language 59 (3), 1983, pp. 502-513
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