ought・n'tの英語

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ɔːnt/, /ˈɔː.tənt/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈɔt.n̩t/, (cot-cought merger) /ˈɑt.n̩t/
  • 韻: -ɔːnt, -ɔːtənt, -ɔtn̩t, -ɑtn̩t

動詞

oughtn't

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) (US, Canada, dated, rare) ought not (negative auxiliary^[1]).

使用する際の注意点

Oughtn't has become rare in North America, and ought not has itself become much less common than it once was there as well.

等位語

• can't, couldn't, mayn't, mightn't, shan't, shouldn't, won't, wouldn't

参考

• oughten
• Appendix:English modal verbs
• Appendix:English tag questions

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