Other Negatives
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 6.9.2
Other Negatives
Here are other ways to express yourself in the negative. They're mostly used in the same way as 'ne...pas'.
Ne...jamais - never
- Je ne pense jamais à ton anniversaire - I never think about your birthday.
Ne...personne - nobody, no one
- Je ne vois personne - I don't see anyone.
Ne...plus - no longer
- Je ne dors plus - I no longer sleep.
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.
Ne...rien - nothing
- Il n' y a rien ici - there is nothing here.
Ne...ni...ni
- Je n'ai ni faim ni soif - I am neither hungry nor thirsty.
Pas encore
- Je ne sais pas encore - I still don't know.
Test yourself on Other Negatives
How do you say 'I would never eat' in French?
What are the translations of these negatives?