Negations, Ne...que, Suivre

Question 1

ne [verb] pas

Answer 1

not (or simple negation of verb enclosed)

Question 2

ne [verb] guère

Answer 2

hardly, scarcely

Question 3

ne [verb] jamais

Answer 3

never

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ne [verb] point

Answer 4

not at all

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ne [verb] plus

Answer 5

no more, no longer

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how to negate an infinitive

Answer 6

two elements of negation placed together before the infinitive

Question 7

diminuer

Answer 7

to diminish

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compter

Answer 8

to count, to include

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espérer

Answer 9

to hope

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les espérances

Answer 10

the hopes

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apprendre

Answer 11

to learn

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adeptes

Answer 12

adherents

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étrangère

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foreign

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étrangers

Answer 14

foreigners

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confondre

Answer 15

to confuse

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ne [verb] rien

Answer 16

nothing

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ne [verb] personne

Answer 17

nobody, no one

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ne [verb] acun (masc.), aucune (fem.)

Answer 18

no, not any

Question 19

ne [verb] nul (masc.), nulle (fem.)

Answer 19

no, not any

Question 20

negation expressions which become subject of sentence

Answer 20

ne rien, ne personne, ne aucun(e), ne nul(le)
expression precedes the verb
personne n’est venu = no one came

Question 21

ne … ni … ni

Answer 21

neither … nor

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aucunement

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adverb of aucun (not at all)

Question 23

nullement

Answer 23

adverb of nul (not at all)

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verbs which often leave off second element of negation

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pouvoir, savoir, cesser (to cease), oser (to dare)

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rendre

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to render, make, cause

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servir de

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to be used as, to serve as

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l'élève

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the student

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résoudre

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to resolve, solve

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contre

Answer 29

against

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un défaut

Answer 30

a defect

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lire

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to read

Question 32

ne ... que

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only, nothing but, nothing except | que in negative construction expresses an exception to phrase which que immediately precedes

Question 33

ne faire que [infinitive]

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to do nothing else but, all one does is

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écrire

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to write

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un écrivain

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a writer

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dernièrement

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lately

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ne ... plus que

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no longer (anything, anybody) except

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ne ... jamais que

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never (anything, anybody) except

Question 39

ne ... rien que

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nothing but, nothing except

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ne ... guère que

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scarcely (anything, anybody), except

Question 41

un échantillon

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a sample

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un rapport

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a relationship

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déjà

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already

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nettement

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clearly, distinctly

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incommode

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inconvenient

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l'incommodité

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the inconvenience

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infliger

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to inflict

Question 48

suivre

Answer 48

to follow suis, suis, suit, suivons, suivez, suivent Past participle is suivi Present participle is suivant

Question 49

s'ensuivre

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to follow from

Question 50

suivant

Answer 50

following (present participle of suivre)