Negating French Phrases

In addition to affirmative statements, there are of course also negative statements.
Negation works according to a slightly different system in French than in English.
In order to say ‘not’, French use the term «ne...pas »

💬 For Example:
Je peux entendre la musique - I can hear the music

Je ne peux pas entendre la musique - I can not hear the music

There are other expressions for the negation of a sentence besides "not", which in French are all formed with the particle «ne» and another particle:

ne 
 pas 
 non plus
ne 
 plus
ne 
. jamais
ne 
 rien
ne 
 personne
- not ... either
- not ... anymore
- never
- nothing
- no one

 

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