Negative Adverbs

French negative adverbsNegative adverbs turn affirmative statements and questions into negative statements and questions. The most common English negative adverb is the word "not," but French is a little more complicated - quelle surprise ! ;-)

   

Never and Ever

JamaisIn English, there's no risk of confusion between "never" and "ever," which have opposing though not quite opposite meanings. In French, however, both terms can be translated by jamais.

   

Non-adjectives

French adjectivesAdjectives comprise one of the eight French parts of speech, but certain members of other grammatical categories can sometimes be used as adjectives. These "non-adjectives" are invariable: there's no gender/number agreement with the nouns they modify.

   

Only and Not Only

Only in FrenchThere isn't only one way to say "only" in French. (See what I did there?) The English adverb "only" is used to restrict the verb, clause, or noun it modifies, and the most common ways to translate this into French are with seulement and ne ... que. While they both mean "only," they have different grammar rules.

   

   

Plus

Plus - French pronunciationThe French word plus has a number of different meanings, uses, and even pronunciations.

   

   

Superlative Adverbs

French superlativesSuperlative adverbs are used to profess absolute superiority or inferiority among two or more things. This superlative lesson will help you be the best at using them.

   

   

Toujours

Toujours - French adverbToujours is a French adverb of frequency with several different meanings, including always, anyway, forever, and still.

   

Tout – Adverb

French adverbThe French adverb tout modifies various parts of speech, including adjectives and other adverbs. It can be a little strange, adverbially speaking.

   

Y – Adverbial Pronoun

Y - French adverbial pronounThe adverbial pronoun y can replace a place or the object of the preposition à. Y is most commonly equivalent to "there" or "here," but may also be translated by a preposition plus "it."