negatives Flashcards
How are negatives formed?
Ne is placed before the verb and par after it. e.g je n’ai pas de chien
Which article should be used with negatives
use de
no … more?
ne … plus
Never?
ne … jamais
Nothing?
ne … rien
Nobody?
ne … personne
Only?
ne … que
neither … nor
ne … ni … ni
Perfect tense, ‘I did not sleep’
je n’ai pas dormi
Reflexive verbs, ‘he did not have a wash’
il ne s’est pas lavé
Not either
ne … pas non plus
Not yet
ne … pas encore e.g On ne travaille pas encore- We are not working yet
Translate “We only ate sweets”
Nous n’avons que mangé des bonbons
Translate “We ate sweets only”
Nous n’avons mangé que des bonbons
Which phrase means “nowhere”
Nulle part
Which phrase means “none of them”
aucun/e … ne
Which phrase means “neither one nor the other”
ni l’un(e) ni l’autre (ne) ….
Noone
Personne ne e.g. Personne ne mange - No one is eating.
Nothing
Rien ne e.g. Rien ne me dérange - Nothing bothers me.
