The+negation

 <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #fafa8f; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1pt; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 20pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt; text-align: center;">**Expressing Negation in French **

French takes a two-part modifier to indicate a negative statement. The most common of these two-part modifiers is “ **ne … pas **.”

**__For simple tenses __** in French, the two-part modifiers surround the //verb//

 **Subject ****ne ** **verb ** **pas **** object **

e.g . Je **ne** //vois// **pas** grand chose / I don’t see much of anything Vous **n’**//êtes// **pas** sur la liste / You are not on the list

**__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">For compound tenses in French __**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">, the two-part negating modifier splits the //auxiliary// and the //past participle// of the verb

<span style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; display: block; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"> <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm 10pt; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">Subject ****<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">ne ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">auxilliairy ** **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">pas ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">verb(past participle) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">object **

<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">e.g. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Tu **n’**//as// **pas** //amené// d’argent / You have not brought any money <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm 10pt; text-indent: 36pt;">Elles **ne** //sont// **pas** //rentrées// hier soir / They did not return last night).

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: inset; border-color: black; border-left-style: outset; border-right-style: inset; border-top-style: outset; border-width: 1pt; display: block; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"> **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Negation Modifiers ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"> __<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Examples: __ <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; text-align: center;">La cloche ne sonne plus / The bell does not ring anymore. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; text-align: center;">Les ours polaires ne mangent rien l’hiver / Polar bears don’t eat anything during the winter. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; text-align: center;">Nous ne sommes jamais allé voir un match / We never went to see a match. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; text-align: center;">Vous n’enviez personne / You don’t envy anyone. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; text-align: center;">Tu n’as pas encore fait tes devoirs / You haven’t done your homework yet.
 * = <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; display: block; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">French ** ||= <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; display: block; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">English ** ||
 * = **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">ne…plus ** ||= <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm; text-align: center;">not…anymore ||
 * = **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">ne **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">…**rien** ||= <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm; text-align: center;">not…anything ||
 * = **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">ne **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">…**jamais** ||= <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm; text-align: center;">never ||
 * = **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">ne…personne ** ||= <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm; text-align: center;">not…anyone ||
 * = **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">ne…pas encore ** ||= <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm; text-align: center;">not yet ||

=<span style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: inset; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: outset; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-style: inset; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: outset; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"> <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; text-align: center;">Ne…que  =

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Ne **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> can also be used with //**que**//
===<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;">In these instances, the meaning conveyed is not one of negation. //**Ne**// with //**que**// means //only// ===

===<span style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: inset; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: outset; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-style: inset; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: outset; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: inset; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: outset; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-style: inset; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: outset; border-top-width: 1pt; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;">Everyday conversations  ===

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; text-align: center;">In everyday conversations, the “**ne**” is often omitted. This is acceptable among friends and family but is frowned upon in more formal settings. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Examples: __ <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Je n’ai pas envie à <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;"> J’ai pas envie / I don’t want to  <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Vous ne savez pas à <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;"> vous savez pas / You don’t know <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Il ne répond pas à <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;"> il répond pas / He doesn’t answer