Forming Negative Sentences

Most common way to form a negative sentence

‘Ne’ and ‘Pas’

Structure of a negative sentence

Subject + ne + verb + pas

ex. Tu ne comprends pas (You do not understand)

Ne….. rien

Nothing, not anything

ex. Je ne vois rien - I see nothing

Ne…aucun(e)

Not any, none

ex. Je n’ai aucun ami ici - I do not have any friends here

Ne…ni..ni

Neither, nor

Il n’aime ni le cafe ni le the -- he likes netiehr coffee nor tea

Ne….personne

nobody, no one

ex. Il ne connait personne - he knows no one

Ne….que

only

ex. Elle ne mange que des legumes - she eats only vegetables