Reminder:
In French, to make a sentence negative, we need two negative words around the verb.
Ex: Je joue au foot - Je ne joue pas au foot. = I play football - I don't play football.
Ex: Il est maintenant végétarien, donc il ne mange plus de viande. = He is now vegetarian, so he doesn't eat meat any more.
- ne ... pas - not
- ne ... jamais - never
- ne ... plus - not any more
- ne ... que - only
- ne ... ni (noun/adj.) ni (noun/adj.) - neither... nor...
Note that the 'ne' is shortened to 'n' if it is followed by a vowel afterwards.
Ex: Je n'ai pas de frères et sœurs = I don't have any brothers or sisters.
Test your understanding below with a quick starter question!