contraction
General Slang
amn't
AM-uhnt · contraction · informal
'Am not' — a standard Irish contraction
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A contraction of 'am not', standard in Hiberno-English where other dialects say 'aren't I'.
“I'm coming too, amn't I?”
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amn't In A Sentence
I'm coming too, amn't I?
Origin & Usage
Hiberno-English contraction, paralleling 'isn't/aren't'.
Variants
amnt
People Also Ask
What does amn't mean?
It's a contraction of 'am not', standard in Irish English where other dialects would say 'aren't I'.
Is amn't correct?
It's fully standard and grammatical in Hiberno-English, filling the gap other English dialects awkwardly cover with 'aren't I'.
How do you use amn't?
You use it just like 'aren't', as in 'I'm coming too, amn't I?'
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