Negations

Question 1

When is ‘ne’ used?

Answer 1

In written french, not always used in spoken french

Question 2

ne…rien

Answer 2

nothing

Question 3

opposite to ne…rien

Answer 3

quelque chose/tout

Question 4

ne…aucune

Answer 4

none

Question 5

opposite to ne…aucune

Answer 5

quelques

Question 6

ne…guère

Answer 6

hardly

Question 7

opposite to ne…guère

Answer 7

beaucoup

Question 8

ne…personne

Answer 8

nobody

Question 9

opposite to ne…personne

Answer 9

quelqu’un/tout le monde

Question 10

ne…nulle part

Answer 10

nowhere

Question 11

opposite to ne…nulle part

Answer 11

quelque part/partout

Question 12

ne…jamais

Answer 12

never

Question 13

opposite to ne…jamais

Answer 13

toujours

Question 14

ne…plus

Answer 14

no longer

Question 15

opposite to ne…plus

Answer 15

encore/toujours

Question 16

ne…pas encore

Answer 16

not yet

Question 17

opposite to ne…pas encore

Answer 17

déjà

Question 18

ne…pas

Answer 18

not

Question 19

Can pas be combined with other negations?

Answer 19

No, other negations can however

Question 20

Where is ‘ne’ placed?

Answer 20

Before the verb

Question 21

Where is ‘ne’ placed when there is an object pronoun (la)?

Answer 21

Object pronoun comes between ‘ne’ and the verb

Question 22

Where is the 2nd element placed?

Answer 22

After the conjugated verb or auxiliary

Question 23

Which 2nd elements are placed after the past participle in a compound tense?

Answer 23

Personne, nulle part, aucun

Question 24

Where do the elements of negation go with an infinitive?

Answer 24

Both go before the infinitive

Question 25

Where do nulle part, personne and aucun go with an infinitive?

Answer 25

After the infinitive

Question 26

If theres a pronoun in the subject position where does the second element go?

Answer 26

Before the ne

Question 27

nul ne

Answer 27

personne ne

Question 28

nul ne (noun)

Answer 28

ne…aucun

Question 29

ne…ni…ni

Answer 29

negates two coordinated elements, neither nor

Question 30

ne pas que

Answer 30

cancels restrictions (not the only)

Question 31

When the negation implies a quantity of 0, the indefinite and partitive become…

Answer 31

de

Question 32

When the negation implies a change in quality, what happens to the indefinite and partitive?

Answer 32

They remain the same

Question 33

When the negation = ne…ni…ni, what happens to the indefinite and partitive?

Answer 33

They disappear