French Sentence Negation Guide
This guide provides detailed instructions on how to negate sentences expressing "not" in French. From placing "ne pas" around the conjugated verb to dealing with indefinite and definite articles, learn how to properly negate sentences in French with examples and special cases.
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HOW TO NEGATE SENTENCES: EXPRESSING NOT IN FRENCH
DO WE ALREADY KNOW AN EXAMPLE? Oui! Remember this song? Bonjour, bonjour! Comment a va? a ne va pas! Ah oui! Pourquoi pas?
HOW TO NEGATE SENTENCES: EXPRESSING NOT IN FRENCH Place ne pas around the conjugated verb ne becomes n in front a vowel Je n ai pas le stylo. I do not have the pen. / I don t have the pen. Je ne suis pas le prof. I am not the teacher. / I m not the teacher.
THINK OF NEPAS AS THE BREAD OF THE VERB SANDWICH
Il na pas faim. He isn t hungry. / He is not hungry. Elle n a pas froid. She isn t cold. / She is not cold. On n a pas raison. We aren t right. / We are not right. (informal) One isn t right. / One is not right. (general) Nous n avons pas 12 ans. We aren t 12 years old. / We are not 12 years old. (formal) Tu n as pas chaud. You aren t hot. / You are not hot. Vous n avez pas peur. You all aren t scared. /You all are not scared. You aren t scared. / You are not scared. (formal, singular) Ils n ont pas de la chance. They aren t lucky. / They are not lucky.
SPECIAL CASE: INDEFINITE ARTICLES If you are negating a sentence with an indefinite article, follow these rules As-tu un stylo? Replace un/une/des with DE / D if you are negating a sentence. *de d in front of vowels Je n ai pas d agrafeuse. (I don t have a stapler.) Do you have a pen? Non, je n ai pas DE stylo. No, I don t have a pen/any pens. As-tu des stylos? Do you have any pens? Non, je n ai pas DE stylos. No, I don t have any pens.
DEFINITE ARTICLES Keep the definite article when negating. As-tu le cahier? Do you have the notebook? Non, je n ai pas le cahier. No, I don t have the notebook. As-tu les livres? Do you have the books? Non, je n ai pas les livres. No, I don t have the books. You could respond like this Je n ai pas de cahiers. Je n ai pas de livres. but notice how the meaning is changed: I don t have ANY notebooks. I don t have ANY books.
COMMENT DIT-ON.? I don t have a calculator. Je n ai pas de calculatrice. You don t have any paper. Tu n as pas de papier. He doesn t have any homework. Il n a pas de devoirs.
