Opposites

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It’s often helpful to learn groups of words by theme, such as adverbs of time or indefinite pronouns. Another option is to learn pairs of antonyms, as with this selection of opposing adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns.

Par exemple…

– Tu vas quelque part ? – Non, je ne vais nulle part.		– Are you going somewhere? – No, I’m not going anywhere.
– Je connais quelqu’un en Iran. – Ah bon ? Je ne connais personne là-bas.		– I know someone in Iran. – Oh yeah? I don’t know anyone there.
Il a déjà mangé, mais Ana n’a pas encore mangé.		He’s already eaten, but Ana hasn’t eaten yet.

Antonymous adverbs and pronouns

aussi	also		ne … non plus	neither, not either
complètement	totally		ne … aucunement	not at all
déjà	already		ne … pas encore	not yet
encore	again		ne … plus plus jamais	no more, not any more never again
jamais	ever		ne … jamais	never
oui	yes		non	no
partout	everywhere		ne … nulle part	nowhere
plus	more		ne … plus moins	no more, not any more less
le plus	the most		le moins	the least
ne … que	only		ne … pas que	not only
quelque(s) ___	some ___		ne … aucun ___ ne … nul ___	no ___
quelque chose	something		ne … rien	nothing
quelque part	somewhere		ne … nulle part	nowhere, not anywhere
quelqu’un	someone		ne … personne	no one
seulement	only		ne … pas seulement	not only
tout	everything		ne … rien	nothing
tout le monde	everyone		ne … personne	no one
toujours	still always		ne … plus ne … pas toujours ne … jamais	no more, not any more not always never

Did I miss an important pair of antonyms? Post a comment below and I’ll add it.

 Related lessons

• Comparative adverbs
• Encore vs toujours
• Indefinite adverbs, adjectives, pronouns
• Negative adverbs, adjectives, pronouns
• Never vs ever
• Non and other ways to say "no"
• Oui and other ways to say "yes"
• Superlative adverbs

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