isn

Everyday

Not a full word: «isn» is the first part of the short form «isn't», which means «is not». Written alone it appears only when the apostrophe and «t» are cut off. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons «isn't» is a contraction: the apostrophe stands where the letter «o» was left out of «is not». It is used in speech and friendly writing: «It isn't fair», «Isn't it lovely?». In tag questions: «It's cold, isn't it?».

Examples

• It isn't raining any more. tree →
• This isn't my coat. tree →
• Isn't that your teacher over there? tree →
• The answer isn't 12; it's 13. tree →
• She's in your class, isn't she? tree →
• The shop isn't open on Sundays. tree →
• Nana, it isn’t six o’clock yet. tree →

Note

Always write «isn't» with an apostrophe between «n» and «t». Full form: «is not». Do not write «isnt» or «is'nt». In formal writing use «is not». «Ain't» is very informal and counted wrong in school writing.

In Jewish tradition

In English lessons «isn't» is a contraction: the apostrophe stands where the letter «o» was left out of «is not». It is used in speech and friendly writing: «It isn't fair», «Isn't it lovely?». In tag questions: «It's cold, isn't it?».

Examples

• nB3 mynp nna ni2isn hpa graved by the voice, hewn out :mDipD nti-ens in the air, and fixed in the moutli in five places. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Always write «isn't» with an apostrophe between «n» and «t». Full form: «is not». Do not write «isnt» or «is'nt». In formal writing use «is not». «Ain't» is very informal and counted wrong in school writing.