couldn't

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See also: couldnt

English

Etymology

could +‎ -n’t

Pronunciation

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

Verb

couldn't

could not (negative auxiliary^[1])

See also

References

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

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