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ne ... pas
The forms you will meet: ne, n', pas, jamais, rien. It means not (the negation around the verb).
ne ... pas
grammar word
not (the negation around the verb)
Examples · 2
ne ... pas around the verb
Nous ne travaillons pas le dimanche.We do not work on Sundays.n' before a vowel
Elle n'aime pas le café.She does not like coffee.
Forms
nen'pasjamaisrien
The forms
- ne
- n'
- pas
- jamais
- rien
One sentence for each rule
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not (the negation around the verb)
ne ... pas around the verb
Nous ne travaillons pas le dimanche.We do not work on Sundays.n' before a vowel
Elle n'aime pas le café.She does not like coffee.ne ... jamais = never
Paul ne regarde jamais la télévision.Paul never watches television.ne ... rien = nothing
Mon frère ne mange rien le matin.My brother eats nothing in the morning.- Je sais pas où sont mes clés.I don't know where my keys are.
Questions people ask
- How do you say not in French?
- Ne ... pas. It means not (the negation around the verb).
- What are the forms of ne ... pas?
- ne, n', pas, jamais, rien.
- When do you use ne ... pas?
- ne ... pas around the verb; n' before a vowel; ne ... jamais = never; ne ... rien = nothing.
- How do you use ne ... pas in a sentence?
- Nous ne travaillons pas le dimanche. (We do not work on Sundays.)
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