Week 8 Day 2 : Negative Expressions Copy

Frederic

Today’s lesson will focus on how to express negativity, which happens to be a pretty easy concept to learn. In French, you will recognize that an expression is negative because the negation is expressed with “ne” before the verb; then, a word that comes after the verb will let you know what kind of negative expression it is.

It is important to remember that, if the verb begins with a vowel, you will drop the “e” in the word “ne” and attach the “n” to the beginning of the verb (e.g., “Je n’aime…” – “I do not like…”)

Look at the different types of negative expressions below:

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Speaking Practice 1

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A Quick Recap of this Lesson

Negative Expressions

We have just taken a look at the various ways you can express negative sentences and phrases in French. Here are some important points for review:

Negation is expressed with "ne" followed by a verb
Examples of "ne" expressions are:
Ne…pas - (Not)
Ne…pas encore - (Not yet)
Ne…rien - (Nothing)
Ne…plus - (Not anymore, no longer)
Ne…jamais - (Never)
Ne…personne - (No one)
If the verb begins with a vowel < ne > will become < n’ >.