🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

ist nicht

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ist nicht

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Is Not/ɪz nɒt/
verb phraseCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Himmel ist heute nicht blau."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb phrase
  1. 1

    Used to express disagreement or denial.

    "She is not going to the party."
  2. 2

    Used to indicate that something is not the case or not true.

    "The sky is not blue today."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'is not' combines the verb 'to be' in its third person singular form 'is' with the negation 'not'. The verb 'to be' has roots in Old English 'beon', which has evolved through Middle English into its current form. The negation 'not' originates from Old English 'nōt', reflecting a long-standing linguistic tradition of negation in English.

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