The negated form is ought not or
oughtn't, equivalent in meaning to shouldn't (but again used with to). The expression had better has
Kaynak: English modal verbsbut one
oughtn't to have thought it. There was not just one possibility but two; both are introduced, then the second one is
Kaynak: Not / Butoughtn't we to be bearing a bit more to the left, that is, if we are aiming for the lamp-post?". Lewis | 1950 | pp 54–55. Peter had already
Kaynak: Peter Pevensie He dittoed his comment on A Clergyman's Daughter that it "was written simply as an exercise and I
oughtn't to have published it, but I
Kaynak: Keep the Aspidistra FlyingContracted negatives:
oughtn't | ɔːtnt | ɔːnt | needn't | niːdnt | niːnt | mightn't | maɪtnt | maɪnt | musn't | mʊsnt | mʊnt (uncommon) |
Kaynak: Yorkshire dialectKit said, "I'm damned if some of the people that come here
oughtn't to be clubbed. A fellow 'ud think they had never seen a dogpit before
Kaynak: Kit Burnsas "it was written simply as an exercise and I
oughtn't to have published it, but I was desperate for money The poet and novelist Vincent
Kaynak: A Clergyman's Daughtermayn't (rare), mightn't, mustn't, shan't (for shall not), shouldn't, won't (for will not), wouldn't, daren't, needn't,
oughtn't, usedn't (rare).
Kaynak: English auxiliaries and contractions.but I
oughtn't"). Similarly, az ne iskam, ama toy iska and az ne iskam, a toy iska both mean "I don't want to, but he does", however
Kaynak: Bulgarian language