couldn't

See also: couldnt

English edit

Etymology edit

could +‎ -n’t

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkʊd.(ə)nt/
(Yorkshire) IPA^(key): [ˈkʊnʔ]
- Homophone: cunt
Audio (US) (file)

Verb edit

couldn't

could not (negative auxiliary^[1])

Coordinate terms edit

can't, mayn't, mightn't, oughtn't, shan't, shouldn't, won't, wouldn't

See also edit

References edit

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

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