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don't

не

short form of do not

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/dəʊnt/
EN-US/doʊnt/
RU[nʲe]
don't

don't with Russian translation

don't usage examples

🇺🇸en-US→🇷🇺ru

I don't know the answer.

Я не знаю ответа.

🇺🇸en-US→🇷🇺ru

They don't live here anymore.

Они больше не живут здесь.

don't synonyms

🇷🇺ru
не→

Основная частица отрицания: просто передаёт «not».

A1Very Often

I don't know.

О
🇷🇺ru
отнюдь

Усиленное отрицание: «вовсе нет», «ничуть».

B1Rarely

This is by no means true.

В
🇷🇺ru
вовсе

В сочетании с «не» усиливает отрицание: «совсем не», «совершенно не».

A2Often

He is not tired at all.

🇷🇺ru
совсем→

В отрицании означает «полностью», «совершенно», часто усиливает «не».

A2Often

I don't want to eat at all.

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What does don't mean?

short form of do not

How do you pronounce don't?

don't is pronounced as /dəʊnt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is don't used in a sentence?

I don't know the answer. Translation: Я не знаю ответа.

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