No – non, nan, niet…
negation
French Negation
Négation
Lessons on all the different types of French negation: negative adverbs, adjectives, pronouns, and conjunctions, plus different ways to say no, nothing, no one, and never.
informalities • negation • synonyms
Opposites
Learn pairs of antonyms with this selection of opposing adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns. adverbs • indefinition • negation • pronouns
Pas without ne
The first thing French students learn about negation is that the two parts of the negative adverb ne ... pas are required on either side of the verb. In fact, pas is very often used informally without ne with several different parts of speech. Plus
The French word plus has a number of different meanings, uses, and even pronunciations. Semi-Auxiliary Verbs: Word Order
It's very common to have two verbs in a row in both English and French, as in J'aime danser. The word order can get very complicated when additional grammatical structures like object pronouns and negation are introduced. negation • pronouns • verbs • word order
Subjunctive with Negative and Indefinite Pronouns
The subjunctive is required after any type of construction that indicates negativity or doubt, including negative pronouns and indefinite pronouns. B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • indefinition • negation • pronouns
Variable Negative Pronouns
Variable negative pronouns are used in place of a negative adjective + noun, and must agree with the noun in gender. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • negation • pronouns
Variable Subjunctive
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.