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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 |
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