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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nãw
"Eu não sei."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to form the negative of present-tense verbs other than 'to be' and modal verbs in the first and second person and plural.
"I don't know the answer to this question." - 2
Used in imperative sentences to form a negative command or prohibition.
"Don't touch that wet paint!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the contraction of the auxiliary verb 'do' and the negative particle 'not', dating back to the late 17th century in English. The specific colloquial phonetic variant 'doncha' emerged from the rapid co-articulation of 'don't you' in casual spoken discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Don't" is said worldwide
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ne... pas
Transliteration: nə... pa
Script: ne pas
"Je ne sais pas."
nicht
Transliteration: niçt
"Ich weiß es nicht."
non
Transliteration: non
"Io non lo so."
no
Transliteration: no
"No lo sé."
não
Transliteration: nãw
"Eu não sei."
मत
Transliteration: mat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"ऐसा मत करो।"
不
Transliteration: bù
Script: 中文汉字
"我不知道。"
않다
Transliteration: anta
Script: 한국어 한글
"모르겠습니다."
ない
Transliteration: nai
Script: 日本語
"知りません。"
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