No, nothing, no one, never
Coordinating conjunctions are small words that connect two or more grammatically equivalent words or phrases. The connected words might be adjectives, nouns, adverbs, verbs, or even independent clauses; the important thing is that they're equal and each one serves the same function in the sentence. A2 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • conjunctions • negation
It's imperative to understand the imperative mood if you want to give orders, make requests, express desires, provide recommendations, offer advice, and prohibit actions. A2 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • negation • tenses moods voices • word order
With articles, the de vs du, de la, des choice has to do with affirmative/negative and whether there's an adjective in front of the noun. adjectives • articles • negation • prepositions
The rule is that to make a French verb negative, you need ne in front of the verb and pas after it. The reality of how the French speak says otherwise. B1 French Lessons and Practice - Intermediate French • informalities • negation
Don't worry, it's not a swear word. In French, explétif is a grammatical term that serves only to draw attention to what precedes it. B2 French Lessons and Practice - Upper-Intermediate French • formalities • negation
In formal, usually written French, there are certain verbs and constructions that can be made negative with just ne - the inclusion of pas or some other negative word is not required. C1 French Lessons and Practice - Advanced French • formalities • negation
French negative adjectives are used to negate or refuse nouns. Like other negative structures, negative adjectives - also called indefinite negative adjectives - have two parts. A2 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • negation • word order
Negative 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 ! ;-) A1 French Lessons and Practice - Beginning French • adverbs • negation • word order
French negative pronouns replace and simultaneously negate nouns. They may be the subject or object of the verb they're used with. A2 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • negation • pronouns • word order
In 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. 
The subjunctive is required after any type of construction that indicates negativity or doubt, including negative pronouns and indefinite pronouns. B2 French Lessons and Practice - Upper-Intermediate French • indefinition • negation
Variable negative pronouns are used in place of a negative adjective + noun, and must agree with the noun in gender. A2 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • negation • pronouns
Obviousness, knowledge, certainty, and hope are considered real - at least to the speaker - and therefore do not call for the subjunctive. Using these verbs and expressions in the negative or interrogative, however, indicates doubt: thus the subjunctive is required. | Stay up to date with Lawless French! | |||||||
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