La négation (cont.) Flashcards

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Ne… jamais

A

never

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Ne… plus

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no longer, not … anymore

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ne… personne

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no one

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ne… rien

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nothing

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ne… ni… ni…

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neither … nor

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ne… aucun(e)

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not any

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Il n’a vu que deux films français dans sa vie.

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Ne… que means only, and que always directly precedes the word it modifies. (deux films français)

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Ne… jamais

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Negates souvent (often), quelquefois (sometimes), parfois (occasionally), toujours (always), and de temps en temps (from time to time). Functions like ne… pas.

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Regardez-vous parfois des films de science-fiction? – Jamais!

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Jamais can be used by itself to answer a question.

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Avez-vous jamais rencontré une vedette de cinéma?

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Jamais can be used alone in a positive context to mean ever.

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Elle n’a rien vu. Elle n’a vu personne.

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With a compound tense verb, personne and rien have different placements when used as direct objects. Rien precedes past participle, personne follows it.

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Qui avez-vous vu? – Personne.

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à la télé? – Rien.

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Personne and rien can be used by themselves to answer questions.

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Elle n’aime regarder ni la télé ni les films.

Nous n’avons ni télévision ni lecteur DVD à la maison.

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Ne… ni… ni… is used to oppose two people, things, or ideas. Ne precedes the verb, but ni… ni directly precede the words they modify. Partitive and indefinite articles get dropped (see 2nd sentence), but definite articles remain (see 1st sentence).

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