Wasnt

Wasnt is the common contraction of "was not" in English. It marks the past negative form of the verb to be for singular subjects, as in I wasn't late, he wasn't invited, or it wasn't ready. In standard usage, wasn't is used with I, he, she, or it, while the plural forms take weren't (you weren't, they weren't, we weren't).

Orthography and related forms: The apostrophe in wasn't indicates the omission of the letters in "not." The widely accepted spelling in formal writing is wasn't (with the apostrophe). A version written without an apostrophe, as wasnt, is generally regarded as nonstandard in formal writing, though it may appear in informal text or decorative uses.

Usage and notes: Wasn't appears in spoken English and in informal writing to express past negation of being. In formal contexts, writers often prefer "was not." For plural subjects, the corresponding form is weren't (e.g., They weren't ready). Wasn't cannot be used with plural subjects, and using "wasn't" with a plural subject would be considered incorrect in standard grammar.

Linguistic context: As a contraction, wasn't is part of a broader system of negations with the verb to be in the past tense. It functions to convey that a state or condition did not hold at a specific time in the past, and it frequently appears in narrative, dialogue, and everyday speech.