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4.2 (Negation and Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns) Flashcards

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

un(e) autre

A

another

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Negation: It is also possible to combine several negative elements in one sentence

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Examples:

On ne fait plus jamais rien

(we never do anything anymore)

Personne n’a plus rien écouté

(no one listened to anything anymore)

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

chaque

A

each, every single

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More negative expressions:

Ne….que

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Only

Je n‘ai parlé qu‘à Mathieu

(I only spoke to Matthew)

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When you wish to modify

Personne, rien, quelqu’un, or quel’que chose

A

Add de +

(masc. singular adjective)

Example:

Ce weekend, nous ne faisons rien d’intéressant

(This weekend, we aren’t doing anything interesting_

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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

Quelques-un(e)s

A

some, a few (of them)

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More negative expressions:

ne…plus

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No more (not anymore)

Il ne veut plus être analphabète

(He doesn’t want to be illiterate anymore)

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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

tous/toutes

A

all (of them)

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To negate a phrase with a partitive article

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You usually replace the article with de or d’

Examples:

Il y a des activistes dans la capitale

(There are activists in the capital)

Il n’y a pas d’activistes dan la capitales

(There aren’t any activists in the capital)

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More negative expressions:

ne…. aucun(e)

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None (not any)

Examples:

Le congrès n‘a approuvé aucune loi cette année

(The congress didn’t approve any laws this year)

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Invariable Pronouns

(there are 5)

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la plupart, plusieurs, quelque chose, quelqu’un, and tout are invariable

Examples:

Tout va bien au gouvernement

(Everything goes well in the government)

Il y a quelqu’un dehors?

(Is there someone outside?)

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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

plusieurs

A

several (of them)

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

Quelques

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some

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More negative expressions:

Ne…. rien

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Nothing (not anything)

les jurés n‘ont rien décidé

(the jury members haven’t decided anything)

Rein ne leur fait peur

(nothing frightens them)

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Negation:

To say neither…nor

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Use ne…ni…ni….

Place ne before the conjugated verb or auxillary, and ni before the word(s) it modifies. Omit the indefinite and partitive articles after ni, but use the definite article when appropriate

Examples:

Il n‘y a ni justice ni liberté dans une dictature

(There is neither justice nor liberty under a dictatorship)

AND

Ni le juge ni l’advocat ne va juger l’accusé

(Neither the judge or the lawyer will judge the acused)

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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

quelqu’un

A

someone

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Attention: The final -s of tous

A

Note that the final -s of tous is pronounced when it functions as a pronoun, but silent when it functions as an adjective

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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

Quelque chose

A

something

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

plusieurs

A

several

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

tout(e)/ tous/ toutes (les)

A

every, all

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Negation:

Non plus

A

Use non plus to mean neither or not either.

Use Si, instead of Oui, to contadict a negative statement or question

Examples:

Je n’aime pas la violence

Moi non plus (I don’t either)

AND

Tu n’aimes pas la démocratie?

Mais Si (Yes, I do)

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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

la plupart

A

most (of them)

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

tel(le)(s)

A

such (a)

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Invariable adjectives

(there are 3)

A

chaque, plusieurs, and quelques

Examples:

Chaque élève a droit à des livres gratuits

(Each student is entitled to free books)

Plusieurs terroristes ont fui

(Several terrorists fled)

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Negation:

What is typically done?

A

You typically place ne… pas around the conjugated verb. If you are negating a phrase with a compound tense such as the passé compossé or the plus-que-parfait, place ne… pas around the auxillary verb

  • Example (infinitive)*: ca ne va pas faire un scandale; j’espère
  • Example (passé compossé)*: la famille n‘a pas fui la ville pendant la guerre.
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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

chacun(e)

A

each one

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

certain(e)

A

certain

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Negation:

to be more specific use these variations of ne…pas

A

Ne…pas du tout

and

Ne…pas encore

Examples:

Le président n‘aime pas du tout les brocolis

(the president does not like brocolli at all)

or

La voleuse n‘a pas encore choisi sa victime

(the thief has not chosen her victim yet)

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More negative expressions:

Ne… nulle part

A

Nowhere (not anywhere)

n’a trouvé l’arme du crime nulle part

They didn’t find the crime weapon anywhere

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Indefinite pronouns which can be used in affirmative phrases

tout

A

everything

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Indefinite adjectives which can be used in affirmative phrases

autre(s)

A

other

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More negative expressions:

ne personne

A

No one (not anything)

Personne ne peut voter; les machines sont en panne

(No one can vote; the machines are broken)

AND

Ils n‘ont vu personne

(They didn’t see anyone)

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More negative expressions:

Ne…. jamais

A

Never (not ever)

Tu n‘as jamais voté?

You’ve never voted?

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When forming a question with inversion

A

Place the ne first, then any pronouns, then the verb. Place pas in the last position

Example:

Ne vous êtes-vous pas consacré à la lunette contre la criminalité?

(Did you not dedicate yourself to the fight against crime?)

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