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Language/French/Grammar/Negations

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In this article you will discover how to form negation in French.

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==General Structure==
In French, the general structure of Negation is simply to "encircle" the verb with two particles:

"NE" (or "N’", if the verb begins with a vowel) and "PAS":

<code>SUBJECT + "NE (N')" + VERB + "PAS" + COMPLEMENT</code>

*Il connaît le pays → Il ne connaît pas le pays
<blockquote>He knows the country → He does not know the country</blockquote>

Following this general scheme, in French there are several kinds of denial, each one with a different structure:

==="Ne" + "PAS" : no (generally)===
*Je ne comprends pas.
<blockquote>I do not understand</blockquote>

==="Ne" + "PLUS" : no more, anymore, no longer===
*Nous n’avons plus de café
<blockquote>We have no more coffee</blockquote>
*Je ne parle plus
<blockquote>I do not speak anymore</blockquote>
*Il ne fume plus
<blockquote>He no longer smokes</blockquote>

==="Ne" + "RIEN" : anything===
*Je ne dis rien
<blockquote>I do not say anything</blockquote>

==="Ne" + "PERSONNE" : nobody, anybody===
*Il n’y a personne
<blockquote>There is nobody</blockquote>
*Je ne vois personne
<blockquote>I do not see anybody</blockquote>

==="Ne" + "JAMAIS" : never===
*Nous n’allons jamais à la mer
<blockquote>We never go to the sea</blockquote>

==="Ne" + "AUCUN/E": any===
*Je n’ai aucune idée
<blockquote>I do not have any idea</blockquote>

==="Ne" + "QUE"===
This structure is not really a negation, but rather a restriction. It is equivalent to "only".
*Je ne dors que cinq heures
<blockquote>I only sleep 5 hours</blockquote>
*Ça ne coûte que cent euros
<blockquote>This costs no more than 100 euros</blockquote>

==Negation with verbs and pronouns==

=== Compound verbs ===

When we have to use negation with a compound verb (compound means having auxiliary and participle), negation "surrounds" the auxiliary, not the participle.

*Vous avez parlé en allemand → Vous n'avez pas parlé en allemand
<blockquote>You have spoken in German → You have not spoken in German</blockquote>

*J’ai dit la vérité → Je n’ai pas dit la vérité.
<blockquote>I have said the truth → I have not said the truth</blockquote>

Thus, the structure to remember is:

<code>SUBJECT + "NE (N’)" + AUXILIARY+ "PAS" + PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT</code>

Vous + n’+ avez + pas + parlé + allemand

=== Negation of pronominal verbs===

When we have pronouns in the phrase, we must remember the 2nd most important French rule:

<code>"The pronoun goes before the verb, and as close to it as possible."</code>

We will apply this rule, thinking that the first term of negation ("NE") will be first in the order of the sentence, and then will go the pronoun before the verb, and then finally the "PAS".

An example with a pronominal verb, which are the ones with reflexive pronouns:

*Je m’appelle Antoine → Je ne m’appelle pas Antoine
<blockquote>My name is Antoine → My name is not Antoine</blockquote>

<code>SUBJECT + "NE" + ("ME, TE...") + VERB + "PAS" + COMPLEMENT</code>

*Je + ne + m’ + appelle + pas + Antoine

==Examples==

*Je ne veux pas partir
<blockquote>I don't want to leave</blockquote>

''Ne'' becomes ''n''' before a vowel.

*Il n'a pas perdu son sac
<blockquote>He has not lost his bag</blockquote>

Placing ''ne pas'' before an infinitive negates it.

*Le pire est de ne pas essayer
<blockquote>The worst is not to try</blockquote>

==Spoken French==
In spoken French (slang), it is common to hear "J'ai pas faim" (I'm not hungry) without the "n".

The correct written way is : "Je '''n''''ai pas faim".

Always use the '''N''' or the '''NE''' when writing.

==VIDEOS==
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Language/French/Vocabulary/Santé

2017-03-10T18:37:13Z

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= Health in French =
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
== EMERGENCY ==
!'''L'URGENCE'''
|-
|I am ill
|Je suis malade
|-
|I need a doctor
|J'ai besoin d'un médecin
|-
|It hurts here
|ça fait mal là
|-
|It is urgent
|C'est urgent
|-
|the hospital
|l'hôpital
|-
|ambulance
|ambulance
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SYMPTOMS ==
!'''SYMPTOMES'''
|-
|to be bleeding
|saigner
|-
|to be dizzy
|avoir la tête qui tourne
|-
|to have a stomach ache
|avoir mal à l'estomac
|-
|to be vomiting
|vomir
|-
|to feel weak
|se sentir affaibli
|-
|to be constipated
|être constipé
|-
|to have diarrhoea
|avoir la diarrhée
|-
|to have a sprain
|avoir une entorse
|-
|to have a fever
|avoir de la fièvre
|-
|to have a sore throat
|avoir mal à la gorge
|-
|to cough
|tousser
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SPECIALISTS ==
!'''LES SPECIALISTES'''
|-
|General Practitioner
|le médecin généraliste
|-
|the dentist
|le dentist
|-
|the optician
|l'opticien
|-
|the gynecologist
|le gynécologue
|-
|the cardiologist
|le cardiologue
|-
|the physiotherapist
|le kinésithérapeute
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== PRODUCTS ==
!'''LES PRODUITS'''
|-
|aspirin
|de l'aspirine
|-
|a tablet
|un comprimé
|-
|syrup
|du sirop
|-
|suppository
|suppositoire
|-
|a toothbrush
|une brosse à dents
|-
|toothpaste
|du dentifrice
|-
|soap
|du savon
|-
|shampoo
|du shampooing
|-
|antiseptic cream
|une crème antiseptique
|-
|tissues
|des mouchoirs en papier
|-
|bandages
|des pansements
|}

Language/French/Vocabulary/Santé

2017-03-10T18:36:16Z

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= Health in French =
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
== EMERGENCY ==
!'''L'URGENCE'''
|-
|I am ill
|Je suis malade
|-
|I need a doctor
|J'ai besoin d'un médecin
|-
|It hurts here
|ça fait mal là
|-
|It is urgent
|C'est urgent
|-
|the hospital
|l'hôpital
|-
|ambulance
|ambulance
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SYMPTOMS ==
!
== SYMPTOMES ==
|-
|to be bleeding
|saigner
|-
|to be dizzy
|avoir la tête qui tourne
|-
|to have a stomach ache
|avoir mal à l'estomac
|-
|to be vomiting
|vomir
|-
|to feel weak
|se sentir affaibli
|-
|to be constipated
|être constipé
|-
|to have diarrhoea
|avoir la diarrhée
|-
|to have a sprain
|avoir une entorse
|-
|to have a fever
|avoir de la fièvre
|-
|to have a sore throat
|avoir mal à la gorge
|-
|to cough
|tousser
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SPECIALISTS ==
!
== LES SPECIALISTES ==
|-
|General Practitioner
|le médecin généraliste
|-
|the dentist
|le dentist
|-
|the optician
|l'opticien
|-
|the gynecologist
|le gynécologue
|-
|the cardiologist
|le cardiologue
|-
|the physiotherapist
|le kinésithérapeute
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== PRODUCTS ==
!
== LES PRODUITS ==
|-
|aspirin
|de l'aspirine
|-
|a tablet
|un comprimé
|-
|syrup
|du sirop
|-
|suppository
|suppositoire
|-
|a toothbrush
|une brosse à dents
|-
|toothpaste
|du dentifrice
|-
|soap
|du savon
|-
|shampoo
|du shampooing
|-
|antiseptic cream
|une crème antiseptique
|-
|tissues
|des mouchoirs en papier
|-
|bandages
|des pansements
|}

Language/French/Vocabulary/Santé

2017-03-10T18:34:31Z

Distruct:

= Health in French =
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
== EMERGENCY ==
!
== L'URGENCE ==
|-
|I am ill
|Je suis malade
|-
|I need a doctor
|J'ai besoin d'un médecin
|-
|It hurts here
|ça fait mal là
|-
|It is urgent
|C'est urgent
|-
|the hospital
|l'hôpital
|-
|ambulance
|ambulance
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SYMPTOMS ==
!
== SYMPTOMES ==
|-
|to be bleeding
|saigner
|-
|to be dizzy
|avoir la tête qui tourne
|-
|to have a stomach ache
|avoir mal à l'estomac
|-
|to be vomiting
|vomir
|-
|to feel weak
|se sentir affaibli
|-
|to be constipated
|être constipé
|-
|to have diarrhoea
|avoir la diarrhée
|-
|to have a sprain
|avoir une entorse
|-
|to have a fever
|avoir de la fièvre
|-
|to have a sore throat
|avoir mal à la gorge
|-
|to cough
|tousser
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SPECIALISTS ==
!
== LES SPECIALISTES ==
|-
|General Practitioner
|le médecin généraliste
|-
|the dentist
|le dentist
|-
|the optician
|l'opticien
|-
|the gynecologist
|le gynécologue
|-
|the cardiologist
|le cardiologue
|-
|the physiotherapist
|le kinésithérapeute
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== PRODUCTS ==
!
== LES PRODUITS ==
|-
|aspirin
|de l'aspirine
|-
|a tablet
|un comprimé
|-
|syrup
|du sirop
|-
|suppository
|suppositoire
|-
|a toothbrush
|une brosse à dents
|-
|toothpaste
|du dentifrice
|-
|soap
|du savon
|-
|shampoo
|du shampooing
|-
|antiseptic cream
|une crème antiseptique
|-
|tissues
|des mouchoirs en papier
|-
|bandages
|des pansements
|}

Language/French/Vocabulary/Santé

2017-03-10T18:21:00Z

Distruct: J'ai crée une page qui concerne le vocabulaire simple de la santé en général

= Health in French =
{| class="wikitable"
!
== EMERGENCY ==
!
== L'URGENCE ==
|-
|I am ill
|Je suis malade
|-
|I need a doctor
|J'ai besoin d'un médecin
|-
|It hurts here
|ça fait mal là
|-
|It is urgent
|C'est urgent
|-
|the hospital
|l'hôpital
|-
|ambulance
|ambulance
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SYMPTOMS ==
!
== SYMPTOMES ==
|-
|to be bleeding
|saigner
|-
|to be dizzy
|avoir la tête qui tourne
|-
|to have a stomach ache
|avoir mal à l'estomac
|-
|to be vomiting
|vomir
|-
|to feel weak
|se sentir affaibli
|-
|to be constipated
|être constipé
|-
|to have diarrhoea
|avoir la diarrhée
|-
|to have a sprain
|avoir une entorse
|-
|to have a fever
|avoir de la fièvre
|-
|to have a sore throat
|avoir mal à la gorge
|-
|to cough
|tousser
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== SPECIALISTS ==
!
== LES SPECIALISTES ==
|-
|General Practitioner
|le médecin généraliste
|-
|the dentist
|le dentist
|-
|the optician
|l'opticien
|-
|the gynecologist
|le gynécologue
|-
|the cardiologist
|le cardiologue
|-
|the physiotherapist
|le kinésithérapeute
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
== PRODUCTS ==
!
== LES PRODUITS ==
|-
|aspirin
|de l'aspirine
|-
|a tablet
|un comprimé
|-
|syrup
|du sirop
|-
|suppository
|suppositoire
|-
|a toothbrush
|une brosse à dents
|-
|toothpaste
|du dentifrice
|-
|soap
|du savon
|-
|shampoo
|du shampooing
|-
|antiseptic cream
|une crème antiseptique
|-
|tissues
|des mouchoirs en papier
|-
|bandages
|des pansements
|}