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This is a lesson about negation in French. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
| No: Non |
| Nothing: Rien |
| Not yet: Pas encore |
| No one: Personne |
| No longer: Plus |
| Never: jamais |
| Cannot: Ne peut pas |
| Should not: Ne doit pas |
The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.
| We don't understand: Nous ne comprenons pas |
| I do not speak Japanese: Je ne parle pas japonais |
| I cannot remember the word: Je ne m'en souviens pas le mot |
| You should not forget this word: Vous ne devriez pas oublier ce mot |
| No problem!: Pas de problème! |
| I don't know!: Je ne sais pas! |
| I'm not interested!: Ça ne m'intéresse pas! |
| Don't worry!: Ne vous inquiétez pas! |
| This is wrong: C'est incorrect |
| This is not correct: Ce n'est pas correct |
| No one here speaks Greek: Personne ne parle grec ici |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Je ne parle pas toujours italien couramment |
Now that you have explored the negation in French, let's move on to the next subject below. Or simply choose your own topic from the menu above.
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