aren't

/ɑɹ(ə)nt/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

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A contraction of “am not”, used e.g. in the construction "aren’t I?"

Colloquial

"I’m a nasty-tempered dog if any one tries to take my bone away; aren’t I, my sons?"
"Aren’t I supposed to tell you how I feel?"

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *arun? Old English earon Middle English aren English are English n’t English aren't From are + n’t.

ain’t ain't amn't

are am

arent tarrant farrant garant arant parrent sergeant warn't warnt

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How do you pronounce aren't?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹ(ə)nt/.

What does aren't mean?

are not (negative auxiliary)

Where does aren't come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *arun? Old English earon Middle English aren English are English n’t English aren't From are + n’t.

How to pronounce aren't

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