Negations, Ne...que, Suivre Flashcards

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ne [verb] pas

A

not (or simple negation of verb enclosed)

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ne [verb] guère

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hardly, scarcely

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ne [verb] jamais

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never

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ne [verb] point

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not at all

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ne [verb] plus

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no more, no longer

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how to negate an infinitive

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two elements of negation placed together before the infinitive

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diminuer

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to diminish

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compter

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to count, to include

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espérer

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to hope

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les espérances

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the hopes

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apprendre

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to learn

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adeptes

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adherents

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étrangère

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foreign

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étrangers

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foreigners

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confondre

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to confuse

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ne [verb] rien

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nothing

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ne [verb] personne

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nobody, no one

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

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no, not any

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

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no, not any

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negation expressions which become subject of sentence

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

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21
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ne … ni … ni

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neither … nor

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aucunement

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adverb of aucun (not at all)

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nullement

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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

A

to render, make, cause

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servir de

A

to be used as, to serve as

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l’élève

A

the student

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résoudre

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to resolve, solve

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contre

A

against

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un défaut

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a defect

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lire

A

to read

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ne … que

A

only, nothing but, nothing except

que in negative construction expresses an exception to phrase which que immediately precedes

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ne faire que [infinitive]

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to do nothing else but, all one does is

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écrire

A

to write

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un écrivain

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a writer

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dernièrement

A

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

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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

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un échantillon

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a sample

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un rapport

A

a relationship

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déjà

A

already

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nettement

A

clearly, distinctly

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incommode

A

inconvenient

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l’incommodité

A

the inconvenience

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infliger

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to inflict

48
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suivre

A

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

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s’ensuivre

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to follow from

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suivant

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following (present participle of suivre)