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13 Cards in this Set
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ne... aucun(e)
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no, not any, not a single
(out of something, usu.) (stonger than ne pas) -Can also be used as a subject, w/ normal grammar. Ne is used with the verb, but NOT pas! ex. Aucun ne m'a rendu visite. -Also, adjective. No articles needed. ex. Aucun lettre n'est arrivée ex. j'en ai aucun / j'ai eu aucun visiter -In past, goes after the past participle, not auxiliary. ex. Je n'ai vu aucun. |
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ne... guère
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hardly, scarcely
(positioned in the same way as ne pas and follow same rules with articles) |
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ne... jamais
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never
(positioned in the same way as ne pas and follow same rules with articles) Can be used alone to answer a question. |
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ne... ni... ni
ou ni... ni... ne |
neither... nor
Partitif and indefinite articles dropped altogether. ex. Je n'ai vu ni amis ni étrangers. ex. Je n'ai parlé ni avec le facteur ni avec la concierge. |
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ne... nulle part
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nowhere
*follows past participle over auxiliary ex. Je ne suis allé nulle part. |
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ne... pas du tout
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not at all
(positioned in the same way as ne pas and follow same rules with articles) Can be used alone to answer a q. |
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ne... pas encore
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not yet
(positioned in the same way as ne pas and follow same rules with articles) |
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ne... pas non plus
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not either
(positioned in the same way as ne pas and follow same rules with articles) |
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ne... personne
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noone/ nobody
* can be used as subject, with ne & NOT pas. * follows p.participle, not auxiliary *with double negatives, used just once (Personne n'a jamais frappé.) This goes for everything, but useful to think about for personne. *Can be further qualified by combining with de + a masculine singular adj. Il n'ya pas d'intéressant *Used alone to answer a q |
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ne plus
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no longer, not any more
(positioned in the same way as ne pas and follow same rules with articles) |
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ne point
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not / ne pas
(regional or literary) |
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ne... que
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only
Like seulement/ restrictive expression, not a true negative, so articles are retained. Que goes directly before what it modifies. ex. Je n'ai que le chat pour me tenir compagnie, et il ne fait que dormir. |
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ne... rien
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nothing
(positioned in the same way as ne pas and follow same rules with articles) -Can also be used as a subject. Ne is used with the verb, but NOT pas! -Can be further qualified by combining with de + a masculine singular adj. -Used alone to answer a q. |
