don't

Signification

Verb

1. do not (negative auxiliary)
2. does not
3. Used before an emphatic negative subject.

Intj

Stop!, Don't touch that!

Noun

Something that must not be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

Contraction

Contraction of done it.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dəʊnt/

Étymologie

From do + -n't.
Depending on dialect, its use in the third-person singular may be from elision (in these dialects "does" is used when not in the negative) or from not using -s to mark the third-person singular at all.

Phrases

Don’t you understand me ?

Tu ne me comprends pas?

Don't you know it ?

Tu ne le sais pas?

I don't know that .

Je ne sais pas ça.

But I don't have it .

Mais je ne l'ai pas.

Why don't you say something ?

Pourquoi ne dites-vous pas quelque chose?

I don't want anything for myself .

Je ne veux rien pour moi.

But they don't count .

Mais ils ne comptent pas.

But don't let him interrupt you .

Mais ne le laissez pas vous interrompre.