What isn't there: negation before a noun with 'il y a'
Learning outcomes
I can say what there isn't using 'il n'y a pas de' and what I don't have using 'avoir' and 'ne … pas'.
I can recall the sound-spelling correspondence [ch].
What isn't there: negation before a noun with 'il y a'
Learning outcomes
I can say what there isn't using 'il n'y a pas de' and what I don't have using 'avoir' and 'ne … pas'.
I can recall the sound-spelling correspondence [ch].
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Key learning points
- [ch] sounds like chercher.
- Prepositions such as 'derrière', 'devant' and 'entre' are useful for telling us where objects are.
- To say what you don't have use 'ne...pas' around 'avoir'. After this all articles change to de or d'.
- To say 'there isn't' or 'there aren't' we use 'il n'y a pas'. After this all articles change to de or d'.
Keywords
[ch] - pronounced as in 'chercher'
Il n’y a pas - there isn't or there aren't
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
Use the indefinite article after 'il n'y a pas' like you would with 'il y a'.
After 'il n'y a pas' always use de (or d' before words starting with vowels) regardless of gender or number.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
airport
abroad
USA
hotel
island
I go out
you go out
she goes out
I come
you come
she comes
Exit quiz
6 Questions
garçon.
plage.
de cafés.
enfant.
chiens.
pas d'ordinateur.