Language/English/Vocabulary/Meaning-of-ain't
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"AIN'T" is very informal and slang (some people would say incorrect). You will find it a lot in movies and songs.
Originally it is a contraction of "are" and "not" - so "ain't" means "are not".
Examples:
- You ain't ... = You are not...
- You ain't going / You ain't goin' = Your are not going
Subsequently, "ain't " replaces the use of the verb "to be" in the present and the negative, as well as the verb "to have" in certain cases:
- I ain't... = I am not
- You ain't done it = You have not done it