8.9.1

Negatives (1/2)

Test yourself

Ne... pas - Not

'Ne... pas' means 'not'.

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2) Add the verb

  • Je ne joue
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3) Add 'pas'

  • Je ne joue pas
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Verbs starting with a vowel

  • For verbs starting with a vowel, you drop the 'e' from 'ne' and add an apostrophe.
    • Je n'aime pas.

Other Negatives

Here are other ways to express yourself in the negative. They mostly used in exactly the same way as 'ne...pas'.

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Ne...jamais - never

  • Je ne pense jamais à ton anniversaire - I never think about your birthday.
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Ne...personne - nobody, no one

  • Je ne vois personne - I don't see anyone.
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Ne...plus - no longer

  • Je ne dors plus - I no longer sleep.
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Ne...que - only

  • Je ne veux vous rappeler qu' une chose - I only want to remind you of one thing.
  • Je n'aime que les pommes - I only like apples.
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Ne...rien - nothing

  • Il n' y a rien ici - there is nothing here.
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Ne...ni...ni

  • Je n'ai ni faim ni soif - I am neither hungry nor thirsty.
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Pas encore

  • Je ne sais pas encore - I still don't know.

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8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

8.7Adverbs

8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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