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Learning the French Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the French language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in French.
French negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In French, negation can be made simply by placing the main verb between “ne” and “pas”.
Je ne peux pas le faire (I can't do this).
Ils n’ont rien à faire (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
Je n’aime pas ça (I don't like it)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | French Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Négation |
| he is not here | Il n'est pas ici |
| that is not my book | ce n'est pas mon livre |
| do not enter | ne pas entrer |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in French has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in French.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in French placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your French vocabulary.
| English Negation | French Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Je ne parle pas |
| I don't write | Je n'écris pas |
| I don't drive | Je ne conduis pas |
| I don't love | Je n'aime pas |
| I don't give | Je ne donne pas |
| I don't smile | Je ne souris pas |
| I don't take | Je ne prends pas |
| he doesn't speak | il ne parle pas |
| he doesn't write | il n'écrit pas |
| he doesn't drive | il ne conduit pas |
| he doesn't love | il n'aime pas |
| he doesn't give | il ne donne pas |
| he doesn't smile | il ne sourit pas |
| he doesn't take | il ne prend pas |
| we don't speak | nous ne parlons pas |
| we don't write | nous n'écrivons pas |
| we don't drive | nous ne conduisons pas |
| we don't love | nous n'aimons pas |
| we don't give | nous ne donnons pas |
| we don't smile | Nous ne sourirons pad |
| we don't take | nous ne prenons pas |
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