Negations, Ne...que, Suivre Flashcards
ne [verb] pas
not (or simple negation of verb enclosed)
ne [verb] guère
hardly, scarcely
ne [verb] jamais
never
ne [verb] point
not at all
ne [verb] plus
no more, no longer
how to negate an infinitive
two elements of negation placed together before the infinitive
diminuer
to diminish
compter
to count, to include
espérer
to hope
les espérances
the hopes
apprendre
to learn
adeptes
adherents
étrangère
foreign
étrangers
foreigners
confondre
to confuse
ne [verb] rien
nothing
ne [verb] personne
nobody, no one
ne [verb] acun (masc.), aucune (fem.)
no, not any
ne [verb] nul (masc.), nulle (fem.)
no, not any
negation expressions which become subject of sentence
ne rien, ne personne, ne aucun(e), ne nul(le)
expression precedes the verb
personne n’est venu = no one came
ne … ni … ni
neither … nor
aucunement
adverb of aucun (not at all)
nullement
adverb of nul (not at all)
verbs which often leave off second element of negation
pouvoir, savoir, cesser (to cease), oser (to dare)
rendre
to render, make, cause
servir de
to be used as, to serve as
l’élève
the student
résoudre
to resolve, solve
contre
against
un défaut
a defect
lire
to read
ne … que
only, nothing but, nothing except
que in negative construction expresses an exception to phrase which que immediately precedes
ne faire que [infinitive]
to do nothing else but, all one does is
écrire
to write
un écrivain
a writer
dernièrement
lately
ne … plus que
no longer (anything, anybody) except
ne … jamais que
never (anything, anybody) except
ne … rien que
nothing but, nothing except
ne … guère que
scarcely (anything, anybody), except
un échantillon
a sample
un rapport
a relationship
déjà
already
nettement
clearly, distinctly
incommode
inconvenient
l’incommodité
the inconvenience
infliger
to inflict
suivre
to follow
suis, suis, suit, suivons, suivez, suivent
Past participle is suivi
Present participle is suivant
s’ensuivre
to follow from
suivant
following (present participle of suivre)
