Le noir est la seule chose dont j’ai peur.

When to use dont. To make a negative sentence in english we normally use don't or doesn't with all verbs except to be and modal verbs (can, might, should etc.). The form of the auxiliary verb do for the 3rd person singular ( he/she/it) is doesn’t. I’m afraid of only one thing:

The meaning of don't is do not. Both don’t and doesn’t are contractions using the verb do and the word not. The phrases “don’t you” and “do you not” are almost identical in meaning.

The spelling of do's and don'ts is inconsistent. You can usually tell when “doesn’t” is more appropriate by expanding the contracted form to. Don’t is very frequently used in spoken english, whereas ‘do not’ is used frequently in written english.

Don’t is a contraction of do not. Don't is occasionally used in american english speech and in historical writing as a. That’s because they do not follow the same english rules.

Let’s look at some other examples of when to use dont. J’ai peur d’une seule chose : (correct) we normally use don’t or doesn’t to make a.

Don't definition, contraction of do not. It's easier to see which one is the correct choice if you expand the contractions: Typically, we do not use the two forms interchangeably.