negatives Flashcards

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How are negatives formed?

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Ne is placed before the verb and par after it. e.g je n’ai pas de chien

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Which article should be used with negatives

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use de

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no … more?

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ne … plus

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Never?

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ne … jamais

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Nothing?

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ne … rien

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Nobody?

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ne … personne

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Only?

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ne … que

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neither … nor

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ne … ni … ni

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Perfect tense, ‘I did not sleep’

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je n’ai pas dormi

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Reflexive verbs, ‘he did not have a wash’

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il ne s’est pas lavé

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Not either

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ne … pas non plus

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Not yet

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ne … pas encore e.g On ne travaille pas encore- We are not working yet

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13
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Translate “We only ate sweets”

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Nous n’avons que mangé des bonbons

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Translate “We ate sweets only”

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Nous n’avons mangé que des bonbons

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Which phrase means “nowhere”

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Nulle part

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Which phrase means “none of them”

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aucun/e … ne

17
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Which phrase means “neither one nor the other”

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ni l’un(e) ni l’autre (ne) ….

18
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Noone

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Personne ne e.g. Personne ne mange - No one is eating.

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Nothing

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Rien ne e.g. Rien ne me dérange - Nothing bothers me.