More on negatives

We have seen that negatives in French are formed by putting the word ne in front of the verb and the word pas after it:

J’aime le chocolat   →.   Je n’aime pas le chocolat

I like chocolate - I don’t like chocolate

There are a number of other negative expressions in French that follow the same pattern. These are:

Here are examples of these expressions being used in sentences .

Ne ... jamais:

Ils ne vont jamais au cinéma

They never go to the cinema

Ne ... personne:

Il n’y a personne à la maison

There’s no-one at home

Ne ... rien:

Je ne comprends rien

I don’t undertand anything

Ne ... plus:

Je ne prends plus le train

I no longer take the train

Ne ... que:

Elle ne boit que de l’eau minérale

She only drinks mineral water