Sometimes I hear people say 'I don't afraid...'
For example: 'I don't afraid to be alone'
Or 'I don't afraid of the darkness'.
But is it right?
I've always thought that we can only say: 'I'm not afraid of something' of 'I'm not afraid to do something'
And with 'don't' we can say only to someone: 'Don't be afraid'.
Is it possible to say 'I don't afraid', 'You don't afraid' etc.?
Answer
Is it possible to say 'I don't afraid', 'You don't afraid' etc.?
No. It is not possible. See, the verb "be" (is, are, was..) is a copular verb. When the copular is or an auxiliary verb is present in a clause, we do not use the so-called do-support when forming a negative version of that clause. We add not instead.
It is possible. ("is" is a copular verb)
It is not possible.It was possible.
It was not possible.He will laugh. ("will" is an auxiliary verb)
He will not laugh.
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