ai (1)

[Humanities → Language]

1) not ; 2) : (vetitive particle before preterit) : may (the subject) not ... ; 3) : (before stative perfect = emphasis in denial) , ai addin : I certainly did not give , I positively did not give ; 4) : (double negation with second person with preterit = strong positive exhortation) : definitely , (subject) shall (?) ; 5) : no ! (usually before a vocative) ; 6) : no ! (before a prohibition) ;

Variants : â, ē, ya

See also : ai (2), ai (3)