TO BE

[Mad-ox]

Which is the negative-interrogative contracted form of the verb TO BE in the first person singular? Is it Amn't I? it seems to me a little bit weird.

Contracted forms

?????????????????????
Aren’t you?
Isn’t he?
Isn’t she?
Isn’t it?
Aren’t we?
Aren’t you?
Aren’t they?

 

[Barb_D]

As strange as it may seem, it's "aren't I"?

(You can say "Am I not?" but outside of certain regions, "amn't" -- although logical -- is not used.)

 

[TheParser]

Which is the negative-interrogative contracted form of the verb TO BE in the first person singular? Is it Amn't I? it seems to me a little bit weird.

Contracted forms

?????????????????????
Aren’t you?
Isn’t he?
Isn’t she?
Isn’t it?
Aren’t we?
Aren’t you?
Aren’t they?

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Good afternoon, Mad-ox.

(1) I am sure that you already know this, but just in case that you do

not, may I respectfully call your attention to > ain't.

(2) This is considered uneducated speech. If a person uses this,

many other people will not respect that person's English.

(3) Of course, I have no proof, but I think that if a politician used this

word in most parts of the United States, s/he would not get elected.

(Although some politicians might say it on purpose to show that s/he is

one of the common people.)

(4) AIN'T:

I'm your best friend, ain't I?

He is your friend, ain't he?

We are going to the movies, ain't we?

(5) "Educated" people occasionally use it to be humorous: Ain't that the

truth!

Have a nice day!