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2023-04-19T17:52:00Z

Negation

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	== Negation ==		== Negation ==

	Negation is usually achieved by surrounding the verb with ''ne'' and ''pas'', e.g. ''je sais'' (I know) becomes ''je ne sais pas'' (I do not know). In spoken French the ''ne'' is often dropped, e.g. ''je sais pas'', but ~~never~~ in written French.		Negation is usually achieved by surrounding the verb with ''ne'' and ''pas'', e.g. ''je sais'' (I know) becomes ''je ne sais pas'' (I do not know). In spoken French the ''ne'' is often dropped, e.g. ''je sais pas'', but not usually in written French.

	In the passé composé, it is the auxilliary verb which is negated, e.g. ''j'ai su'' (I knew) becomes ''je n'ai pas su'' (I did not know).		In the passé composé, it is the auxilliary verb which is negated, e.g. ''j'ai su'' (I knew) becomes ''je n'ai pas su'' (I did not know).

2023-04-19T17:50:46Z

Negation

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	== Negation ==		== Negation ==

	Negation is usually achieved by surrounding the verb with ''ne'' and ''pas'', e.g. ''je sais'' (I know) becomes ''je ne sais pas'' (I do not know). In spoken French the ''~~pas~~'' is often dropped, e.g. ''je ne sais'', but never in written French.		Negation is usually achieved by surrounding the verb with ''ne'' and ''pas'', e.g. ''je sais'' (I know) becomes ''je ne sais pas'' (I do not know). In spoken French the ''ne'' is often dropped, e.g. ''je sais pas'', but never in written French.

	In the passé composé, it is the auxilliary verb which is negated, e.g. ''j'ai su'' (I knew) becomes ''je n'ai pas su'' (I did not know).		In the passé composé, it is the auxilliary verb which is negated, e.g. ''j'ai su'' (I knew) becomes ''je n'ai pas su'' (I did not know).

2023-04-19T17:49:47Z

General

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	== General ==		== General ==

	''à'' and ''le'' together usually combine to ''au''.		''à'' and ''le'' together usually combine to ''au'', and likewise ''à'' and ''les'' become ''aux''.

	When referring to parts of your body, French usually uses the definite article rather than a possessive pronoun.		When referring to parts of your body, French usually uses the definite article rather than a possessive pronoun.

2023-03-17T15:22:23Z

bon vs bien

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Greetings and goodbyes

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	''Enchanté'' - Nice to meet you. Slightly formal, most people would just say ''bonjour''.		''Enchanté'' - Nice to meet you. Slightly formal, most people would just say ''bonjour''.

	''À plus tard'' - See you later.		''À plus tard'' - See you later (same day? Not like in English where 'see you later' could mean much later or even an unspecified time in the future)

	''À demain'' - See you tomorrow.		''À demain'' - See you tomorrow.

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Grammar terms

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	== Grammar terms ==		== Grammar terms ==

	'''Reflexive verb:''' Verb where the subject and the object are the same, e.g. ''se lever'' - to get up.		'''Reflexive verb:''' Verb where the subject and the object are the same, e.g. ''se lever'' - to get up (literally to get oneself up)

	== Gendered nouns ==		== Gendered nouns ==

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Positioning

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Questions

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	''qui'': who		''qui'': who

	''quel'': what (also who)		''quel'': what (also who) - masculine form

			''quelle'': what (also who) - feminine form

	== Frequency / quantity ==		== Frequency / quantity ==

2023-03-17T15:00:23Z

Negation

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	Negation is usually achieved by surrounding the verb with ''ne'' and ''pas'', e.g. ''je sais'' (I know) becomes ''je ne sais pas'' (I do not know). In spoken French the ''pas'' is often dropped, e.g. ''je ne sais'', but never in written French.		Negation is usually achieved by surrounding the verb with ''ne'' and ''pas'', e.g. ''je sais'' (I know) becomes ''je ne sais pas'' (I do not know). In spoken French the ''pas'' is often dropped, e.g. ''je ne sais'', but never in written French.

	In the passé composé, it is the auxilliary verb which is negated, e.g. ''j'ai ~~sais~~'' (I knew) becomes ''je n'ai pas ~~sais~~'' (I did not know).		In the passé composé, it is the auxilliary verb which is negated, e.g. ''j'ai su'' (I knew) becomes ''je n'ai pas su'' (I did not know).

	Some words replace the ''pas'', such as ''rien'' (anything) and ''jamais'' (never). For example, ''je ne sais rien'' (I do not know anything), not ''je ne sais pas rien''. ''je ne travaille jamais'' (I never work), not ''je ne travaille pas jamais''.		Some words replace the ''pas'', such as ''rien'' (anything) and ''jamais'' (never). For example, ''je ne sais rien'' (I do not know anything), not ''je ne sais pas rien''. ''je ne travaille jamais'' (I never work), not ''je ne travaille pas jamais''.

2022-04-27T17:29:31Z

Negation

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	''plus'' + verb = anymore. For example, ''je ne veux plus sortir'' = I do not want to go out anymore. Again, ''plus'' replaces ''pas''.		''plus'' + verb = anymore. For example, ''je ne veux plus sortir'' = I do not want to go out anymore. Again, ''plus'' replaces ''pas''.

			To say 'only', which is a form of negation, place ''ne'' and ''que'' around the verb(s). For example, ''je n'ai vu que le train'' = 'I only saw the train'.

	== Questions ==		== Questions ==