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not

A1 adv
us /nɑt/gen [näʔ]

not /nɔt/ nghĩa là không, chẳng, chả

Các nghĩa

  1. không · chẳng · chả

    Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

    not-comparable

    Did you take out the trash? — No, I did not. I do not think it was my turn, was it?

    Not knowing any better, I went ahead.

    It was felt desirable that she not leave school before fourteen.

  2. không, chẳng, chả

    To no degree.

    not-comparable

    That is not red; it's green.

    It's not you, it's me.

  3. không hẳn, chẳng phải

    Used to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.

    not-comparable

    That day was not the best day of my life. (meaning the day was bad or awful)

    It was not my favorite movie of all time. (meaning the speaker dislikes or strongly dislikes the movie)

    After not a few threats, they got what they’d been after for so long.

  4. không phải, chẳng phải

    Used before a determiner phrase, a pronominal phrase etc. to convey a negative attitude (e.g. denial, sadness, anger) towards something.

    not-comparable

    Oh god, not that! Anything but that!

    Not another rainy day!

  5. không lẽ, chẳng lẽ

    Used before a non-finite clause (especially a gerund-participial clause) or less commonly a determiner phrase to ironically convey some attitude (e.g. surprise, incredulity, amusement, embarrassment) towards something.

    informal · ironic · not-comparable

    Not me writing example sentences again.

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